Mom Bullied For Contagious Freckles Finally Embraces Self | See Her Advice To Others
An Australian mom who was bullied so much for her contagious freckles that she considered bleaching her skin has finally learned to embrace her skin is rendering advice to other mothers, women and children including hers.
All thanks to her little son, Charlene Cerros aged 30, has lived her life constantly embarrassed by taunts and questions from strangers about her freckles. People asked if they were spots, if she was sick or if she had ‘bird poo’ on her face.
The mom of four finally began to love her skin when her five-year-old son Wyatt was thrilled to notice his first freckle that was just like mum’s’. According to Charlie, her son was extremely excited he about looking like her.
Last year Charlene flew to London to star in a dramatic photo shoot focusing on embracing individuality and accepting differences after her husband, Francisco, encouraged her to submit a photo of herself to the photographer.
Dispensary technician Charlene said at her work place, one customer didn’t want to come near her because of the freckles. They thought she had a disease and it was contagious.
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Charlene has a long line of family with freckles stemming from her great grandfather’s generation. She always felt insecure about her spotted features.
Charlene’s four children, Noah, 11, Ariana, eight, Cole, four, and Wyatt, five, all have light freckles on their skin but have embraced these due to their mother’s positive outlook.
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Charlene revealed that she has never gotten an apology from anyone when she tells them it’s just freckles. Narrating how challenging it was. even though stil challenging she has come to terms with it. She therefore adviced women to love themselves and embrace their differences.
“The first time I looked at the finished portraits I finally felt beautiful. I was so empowered and it taught me to embrace my differences, freckles and all. Now when someone asks me if I’m sick or is rude about my freckles, I use it as a teaching moment to educate them.
I want people to embrace what makes them unique and love themselves and the people that support them. I always wanted to be beautiful. I wanted to look like everyone else. The first time I bought skin bleach I was 18 and my dad saw it, he didn’t want me to do it.
The second time was for my wedding, but my husband found out and he talked me out of it. I just wanted to feel pretty and I didn’t think I was with my freckles. I’d try and cover them up with makeup but because my skin is so dark it just looks muddy and turns into the wrong colour.
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My son saw his first freckle on his face and was so excited, he said ‘look mum I’ve got a freckle like you. My husband was motioning to him with his hand as if to say ‘cut it out’ but I loved it, he loves his freckles because he looks like his mum.”
Charlene went on to urge other women to love themselves and embrace their differences. She says self-love and acceptance should be a woman’s pride. . She said regardless of what someone looks like you should them because we are all humans.
She said some of their children are now developing freckles and she doesn’t want them to have the same relationship with them that she had with hers. The pretty mom also encourage her kids
Charlene tries to teach her kids that regardless of what someone looks like you should respect them because we’re all human, and that they should be confident in their own skin. She added:
“I’m conscious of how I verbalise my insecurities especially around my daughter. I want to set a good example about self-love and acceptance. I didn’t want my voice when I complained about my freckles to become her inner voice.
I don’t want my kids to grow up going through what I had to go through because of my freckles. I want to teach my children to love themselves, and that they have beautiful skin.”
Photo credit: MirrorsUK
Awwww nothing beats accepting yourself for who you are.
Self love and confidence is the key.