I Love Stretch Marks!

On the beauty of a supposed “flaw”. In my view, a feature to be celebrated.

Stretch marks around a belly button. Photo by the author.

I just love stretch marks.

They add that little fizz of something to the body that is fairly unique on humans — We’re so plain and smooth otherwise, even those of us on the hairier side. For all the beauty of our bodily forms, we’re a little dull in texture and pattern compared to say, a tiger or a giraffe! But then you find…