- A Nigerian lady named Epaz has gone viral after she shared touching story about herself
- According to the fashion designer, having tribal marks since she was a kid has led her to develop self esteem issues
- She revealed that it almost pushed her to take her own life and make bad decisions because she believed she was the ugliest woman in the world
Modern-day beauty standards has made a lot of women develop self-esteem issues. It's even worse for women whose parent's taught it wise to perform alterations of their faces based on the beauty standards of the older generation.
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A Nigerian fashion designer named Epaz is on of such people whose father marked his daughter. In the past, tribal marks were an epitome of beauty and signified a family blessed with wealth and affluence. Today, it births the worst form f stigma any young lady will face in her life time.
For Epaz, life hasn't been so pleasant just because of the marks she carries on her face. She revealed that she faced the worst form of bullying growing up and at 21 got pregnant by her then boyfriend, a decision she took because she believed she was the ugliest woman in the world.
Lady with tribal marks speaks on how she almost took her own life
Sharing her story on social media, Epaz said: "Gone are these things; there had been cases where I wanted to commit su*cide due to inhibition in educational pursuits due to my tribal marks. When many people say they find my tribal marks repulsive. Even in my school days , they called me all sorts of names because of the severe tribal marks my dad put on my face.
I had my first boyfriend at age 21. (My baby father) all because I considered myself to be the ugliest girl in the world. Chai !!! One of the greatest thing that has happened to me was getting educated and my ability to communicate in fluent English language otherwise it would have been disastrous for me, so disastrous!!! Some people when they see me they assumed I am uneducated and start saying they pity me, I shake my head sadly then."
Lady with tribal marks speaks on how she almost took her own life
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"Some years ago all I felt was resentment towards my parents for giving my siblings and I such scars in the first place. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been embarrassed by them. At a time I have to lower the standard of the kind of husband i would have loved to marry but I have a daughter now and cared less about settling down.
Fuckboys available Abeg. I won’t let these deep horizontal marks on my face hindered me from getting anything I wanted. I’m so over it now because I gat no time for pity party for myself again. I love how you all ginger me to be bolder and love myself just the way I am, tribal marks or no tribal marks. Impacting lives and Money making is my new hobby now. Mi ó rayè gbègírí gbongbon”
Lady with tribal marks speaks on how she almost took her own life
Some will say beauty is deeper than the surface. It takes a lot for a woman to recognise her true beauty in a world were beauty standards are being defined on the pages of magazines filtered with powerful photofinishing tools.
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