Katie wonders why she isn’t Japanese
Do you ever find yourself wondering why you don’t fit into a radically different category than the one you usually occupy? For instance, if you were a petite but mightily curvy woman born & raised in the Midwest you might find yourself wondering (many times, on multiple occasions, over a fairly decent spread of time) why you weren’t Japanese.
No, I’m not crazy. And I furthermore blame the Japanese people for my self-perception issues. Why? Because of things like this:
And this dress:
(This dress is from a Japanese sewing book called the Stylish Dress book, more about that here. For sale here.)
And if that weren’t enough, the things they do with knit & crochet blow me away. If only I had a few dozen more hours per day to spend sewing, knitting and crafting crazy-cool Japanese crafts!
Now you know….the secret & somewhat silly thoughts of a midwestern girl. I even have a pinboard devoted to “Japanese Inspiration” over on Pinterest. I’m YarnLove over there, in case you’re in the mood to oggle my pins.
You’re gorgeous so stop questioning yourself, that’s an order!
I don’t wonder why I’m not a different race/nationality…. But I do pick on certain features of people I’d love to have. Especially teeth and skin. Mine are not so great. But I guess it’s a case of do with what you have…. In my case, I’ve height, I’ve pretty good hair, which some may desire.
This is the exact one I’m always wistfully wondering about. I absolutely love Japanese style, especially Mori Girl, but it is not really something you can pull off if you’re seriously curvy. Big tent like layers are not such a wonderful thing when you have (larger) curves for them to hang off of. Most clothing styles I most want to wear are not curve friendly. Other side of the fence and all that….
I know why you are not Japanese – your great grandparents came from Austria and Wales!
Love,
Mom
I guess the saying “Mom knows best!”is quite true!