Self concious about my scarred legs...help? Options

[mzvee]

Hey, I have a question or two about what people may think when they see the scars on my legs. I go to a private school and I have to wear a skirt and you can see that my knees have quite a few scars. Around school I'm comfortable because people there know how I get them, but when I walk home, I feel VERY VERY self conscious. I used to play sports and I used to play soccer on gravel(our school doesn't have a proper grass field). I even have this circular, dark scar on my kneecap from playing basketball when a guy fell on top of me and i skidded, practically scraping off the whole layer of skin. I dont allow myself to wear anything that's above the bottom of my knee and that's nearly impossible when finding a dress or having to dress up for an occasion. I dont like wearing shorts, and I despise skirts. I don't despise the skirts themselves, but I just hate hte fact that my fear of people being disgusted keep from wearing a pretty skirt or some great shorts. Inside I'm a girly girl who loves skirts.

To get to the point:
What would you think if you saw a girl with a lot of scars on her knees, and how can you overcome your selfconsciousness.

[Superase]

You really shouldn't care what people think. Just be confident if people see and feel that you are confident then they know that you don't care about your scares and so they won't.