When Dreams Don’t Come True...

...it can turn out to be a HUGE blessing.

As a child/young adolescent, I wished...

1. ...I had cavities. A family friend had the cool silver caps and I wanted to be cool too. When we would have babysitters, I would pretend to brush my teeth by using just water on my toothbrush. Sneaky. Still, I have never had a cavity. I count myself lucky.

My current teethies- cavity free baby.

2. ...I had an indented chest and a slightly protruding belly. I had these wishes when I began to develop and was rather insecure about it. I remember thinking, ‘Oh, if only I had an indented chest and a slightly protruding belly. Everyone would think I was so cute!’ Again, I’m more than thrilled that this dream did not become reality. Turns out that when puberty is over and insecurities have vanished, one has a whole new perspective on chest/belly size.

This is a non-scandalous picture that I hope displays the fact that my dream did not come true. Look- there are even 4 boys fighting over me (hehe).

3. ...I could hang out with 3 giant black guys. I thought I’d love feeling like a little white girl. The men I had in mind were Shaquille O’Neal, the guy from the Green Mile, and another one that I hadn’t specifically chosen.
Oh wait. I still have this wish…

Those are some huge dudes.