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female
age
36-40,
anonymous
writes:Ok so obviously I know the response I am going to get from people are either "get over it", "seek counselling" or "everyone has them".However my question is more for the later. I am black, I have stretch marks all over my butt cheeks, other than that I have a good body - tall, long legs, very slim, flat stomach etc...I dont even have a big butt, its quite small. Being black my stretch marks are far more obvious as of course they are many white lines all across black skin which shows up from a mile away (I am not exaggerating here, trust me!! Think mini zebra - just with much thinner stripes!!)I live in a hot area and love swimming, but of course most swimsuits/bikinis never really give full coverage of your bottom. Yes of course there are shorts you can buy, but again, these never seem to cover properly. My stretch marks are all over my butt and to the sides - so even in these shorts you can see the lines popping out at the sides. I can not wear a sarong as of course that is not feasible for swimming!I go out and see so many women on the beach - hundreds, all shapes. Most women supposedly claim to have stretch marks. And perhaps they have stretch marks in other places that they can hide but I never really see women (mainly white women) with stretch marks on their butt like mine. Even if they are 300lbs - sure they may have cellulite, but no stretch marks that I have ever noticed...Maybe white women have stretch marks on their butt but its so unnoticeable you will need a magnifying glass to see it as white lines on white skins is not really noticeable as white lines across black skin - which is very very obvious trust me. I see so many white women - thousands who can wear all sorts of bikini bottoms - yet I have never seen a white woman with butt stretch marks and their butts always look so perfectly flawless - beautiful perfect flawless skin and never a line in sight. I would be lying if I say I do not feel envious.I wonder if there is anyone else who suffers with my same problem? And with stretch marks as bad as mine and as noticeable, hundreds on their butt? I feel on white women butt stretch marks like mine, even if they exist may not be noticed at all hence why they are able to get away with wearing any kinda swimwear bottoms they want.For the record this is not meant to be taken in a racist way at all - my best friend is white so I am not racist in the slightest. Also for the record I dont need ppl telling me to be happy with myself - I love myself and am very happy with me. I am more so curious to know if there are others like me with my problem.
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reader, miss jane  +, writes (28 March 2009):
i do im 13 and i had an underactive thyroid so i put on weight really quickly and even now ive lost the weight and im a soze 10 i have really bad strech marks on the inside of my legs and im white and they're still really noticiable and there hard to hide as well ive tried biooil but tht takes ages to work
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