I must echo what everyone else has said about self-esteem starting at home. But, I must also say that even if it doesn't start at home, you can still have self-esteem. Love of self starts from within.
Growing up, I was told that I was too skinny among other things and I let that color how I saw myself for a long time. Then one day in high school, I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I was beautiful no matter how others perceived me. I also realized that a lot of the negative comments which came from "friends" and family came from jealousy. Once I realized this, couldn't a soul hold me back!
And look at the Finer Woman that I have become :-)
Love and confidence in self are the back bones of self-esteem. If you don't have these things, then you will not have self-esteem. If you do not have self esteem then it will show in everything thing you do and in the relationships you have with others.
ZZZZZ PHIII !!!!!
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The Epitome of Beauty, Style, and Grace, Always Exemplifying Good Taste, A Zeta Woman,
A Finer Woman, That's Me!