Ferrin Roy is a mom of two beautiful little girls, a mental health counselor, and a doting wife. She is successful and confident, but there was one thing that used to hold her back.
She has a 4-inch birthmark underneath her right eye, covering that entire side of her face and part of her nose.
Strangers always seemed to have something rude or nasty to say about Ferrin's birthmark when they saw her face. She was fine with her birthmark, and always had been, but these strangers-turned-bullies made Ferrin contemplate getting that part of herself removed permanently.
Then one consultation changed everything. Ferrin realized exactly what she was going to do with the birthmark that made her stand out from the rest of the crowd.
This is Ferrin Roy, and if she isn't a prime example of self-love, I'm not sure what is. The 30-year-old has a lovely family and a successful career as a mental health counselor.
Although she seemed to have it all, rude stares and comments from strangers would sometimes bring her down.
Ferrin has a 4-inch birthmark that covers her entire right cheek and a tiny bit of her nose. The birthmark has always been there and was truly an important piece of her.
She tells People, "My mom incorporated it when she was teaching me: ‘These are your eyes. This is your nose. This is your birthmark…’ so, as a child, I felt like this was a part of me."
However, not everyone admired or accepted Ferrin's birthmark as much as she, her friends, and family did.
In fact, she didn't deal with much bullying growing up. People in her hometown were used to her birthmark, Ferrin explains in the same article.
Strangers were the real culprits.
She tells People, "This lady stood up [in front of everyone and] said, ‘You know I’ve been making a gesture to this young lady to remove what is on her face’… It was a very embarrassing moment for me.”
Strangers became bullies, staring and making unnecessary remarks, prompting her to think about removing her birthmark.
Ferrin revealed that she went to a doctor's office to discuss removing the birthmark that had been there her entire life.
Then she decided she needed to keep it.
She says, “I met with a plastic surgeon. Then, it really sunk in — if I removed it, it would be to satisfy the opinion of others. This is something I had since I was a child, so I grew with it. I had to tell myself, ‘This is you, and you have already accepted who you are.’”
Even though it bothered strangers, Ferrin didn't want to change for other people.
