The Elephant Woman

I stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts to get a coffee on my way to the retinal surgeon’s office on Wednesday and I was in line. The man at the counter (another patron) said, “you can come up next to me, I won’t bite!”

I laughed, smiled and came up and said, “promise?”

So, I’m standing there and he’s sort of looking my way and he says, “what are you making for dinner tonight?”

I said, “Well if I get home early, I hope to make lasagna.”

He smiled at me and said in such a nice voice, “Think there would be enough for me?”

I smiled and (hopefully I was super nice) said, that there probably would be, but my husband might not think it was a good thing for me to bring home a date!

I have to tell you all, this man made my day!!!!! He thought I was pretty!!!!!

Now I know many of my family and friends have told me I look wonderful. However, inside I felt that perhaps they were being kind because they all love me.

But here was this man, who didn’t know me at all, and he was flirting with me because he thought I was pretty!

It made me realize that I needed to rethink my self image! I am doing great. Dr. P. is one heck of a plastic surgeon and I am coming back to the woman I was before this all started.

I’m no longer the “Elephant Woman“!