A Thought on "Bridalplasty"

Okay, confession time. Being home and not having a ton of energy, I watch a lot of TV and particularly reality TV. For those of you out of the loop there is a crazy show on the E! network called Bridalplasty. This show invited like 10 or 12 brides to participate in this competition. The girls make a list of plastic surgeries they would like done before their wedding and then compete to be "Top Bride" so they can have one of these procedures done. The ultimate prize is to have their wedding be "perfect" and paid for by the E! network. I don't think perfection is what you should seek for in your wedding, whether the day was perfect or not, you are still married. This is coming from a bride who got married at her very heaviest, loved her $500 wedding dress, and spent less than $4000 on the whole shooting match. Sorry, that is a tangent.

This morning as I was getting into the shower, I thought about this show and what my list would look like if I had to list what I would change if money was no object and I was really that vain. So, here is my list starting at the top and moving down.

1. Lasix eye surgery
2. My teeth completely fixed, maybe even veneers
3. Reduction of the underarm wing span
4. Liposuction and a tummy tuck
5. Less junk in the trunk
6. Liposuction of my thighs

Okay, after thinking about the list I began to think about if I had all these things done, would I find more things in the mirror that need to be changed. Laser hair removal here, larger breasts there, more fat to be sucked from areas. Hmmm. Where does it end? I like my nose today, but if I changed everything about myself, would I still like my cute nose I got from my mother. If I was thinner, or even the physical definition of perfection, would Sebastian love me more? I know Sebastian loves me very much and I don't need to be a size 8 to qualify. Would I have the wonderful friends I have? I think they might hate me because of my vanity.

Then I thought about these brides and their future children. What would this experience teach them? I am not convinced they would learn character or problem solving skills. So, looking at my wing span, or imperfect teeth, I realize that if I had the world's idea of "perfection", I would still have problems, and I would not have the opportunity to laugh at that which is imperfect in me. I don't think God ever meant us to be physically perfect in this life, perfection is very difficult. So I will keep me and let the brides duke it out for their next surgery. I am fine being me!