Life, Love, & Laundry — masculine

Take Two.... I wrote a blog already on this subject, but just before we posted it I was reminded that my blogs are usually personally, honest and real.  I was tiptoeing around this subject because I did not want to offend anyone....which made for a "miss" of a blog. My readership has come to appreciate the blogs that are from my heart and soul...so why would I wish to give anything else? Have you ever been told something that has shaped your self-image in a negative way? (Even if the people did not anticipate the outcome to be negative, but...