Jenna's House of Idiosyncrasies Version 10.0 [Focus.]

Jenna, you are beautiful the way you are. Milton loves you and thats all that matters. (Except the love that other friends and family give you as well.)

Hey Jenna Hey I know what that is like when I was younger I took a dance class and I was a fat ass little kid I topped out at like 170 and I was only like 4ft tall. I got made fun of cause I couldn't move my hips right, I was slow, off beat and when I spun everybody laughed and said I looked like the earth in rotation (not exact words). It isn't cool to think that you are anything less than anyone else and I broke down, I stormed out, I found my nice dark little hole away from the world(I didn't quite have the Jack). But I never gave up cause I know that I am better than that, and so are you. You have a lot of people who love you to death and if you only thought about quitting a dance class once then you are doing much better than I. I wanted to quit every day but I got through and I was pretty good by the end of it all. I know you can do it, I have faith, I always have, and I'm not about to give up on ya now. I say don't give up. I say do your best and by God show em' how it's done!!!! Much love, JJ p.s. stop calling yourself fat I hate it when you do that!!!!! :(

Jenna you are an amazing girl, what's on the outside doesn't matter. You are you and there's no other person like you. You are the world's #1 Jenna and that's all that matters. Besides most of those girls have had or have an eating disorder. I LOVE YOU!!! Sabrina!

My best friend is a dance major at UGA, and I think I have heard more than a thousand times at least the desire to quit crossing her mind. At least. It's always for different reasons. Ability, the stress, politics w/ the teachers, you name it. (and just to clarify, she has never had an eating disorder, but yes, that statement is more true than most dancers want to admit, I've found out.) I know two of her dance friends, and both of them have told me that this is not entirely uncommon. She has always stuck in, and the results have been worth it for her, a thousand times over. As she herself has told me, it's far more mental than it is physical. And from what I've seen, she's absolutely right. Have you ever seen some of the dance teachers at UGA? Not all of them are the exact stereotypical "poster children", if you will, for a dancer. But they can do it. I have no doubts whatsoever you can as well. Now, that isn't exactly your situation. Dance isn't your life, like it is hers. So what. You have ten thousand things going for you, like your art talent, your 'master skills, the fact that you are even in there taking those dance classes. And a few small details are sidelining those wonderful things. Be grateful for who you are, because I know all of us in here are grateful for that person. "They say there are two things you can do, when you feel like you're digging yourself into a bit of a hole. You can either keep digging, or you can get yourself the hell out of it. Now, in my personal view, I ain't seen digging work yet." [Note: The quote above does not necessarily represent the manner in which The Ar'tak speaks, it simply is another way of conveying his thoughts.]

Maybe if you weren't so wonderfully amazing in dance class, you could could have some reason to worry about how you look. but the truth is, the whole class is jealous of your ability to pick things up, and your natural sense of style. while they're counting beats and trying to do the steps, you make it look good. miss jenna, maybe you just picked a bad mirror to look into last sunday. it will get easier, you will like what you see when you're the one doing it just right. Some dancers are scary thin. some aren't. some are a size they like-- some aren't. When you like you, that's the perfect size. and i like you. love, alli

First off you know all this is probably a result of not seeing me on Saturday...hahaha I'm terribly sorry I won't let it happen again. I promise! Seriously though I do know how you feel. I was going along high as a kite I was in such a good mood. Then bammmm!!!!!...Sunday came and tore it all to shit. So we'll just pretend Sunday never happened, 'kay? Secound off I'm going to tell you what my friend Darby told me to do when I was having a hard time with life. You know when you're doubting how fantastic you truly are? Go back and reread the comments to your entries. You'll see how much people love and care about regardless of anything. You're a faboulous person(even if I can't spell it..haha)and all of us who are friends with you know it. So next time your down I want you to remember the old SNL adage by/with "Bill Smiley"(think that was his name)he says " I'm good enough...I'm smart enough...And gosh darn it people like me!" ;)