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In reply to the discussion: The Constant Pain Of Being Ugly. [View all]mcar
(42,307 posts)32. My beloved Aunt Jeannie
was short, stout, thin haired and had the family nose. She would never win a beauty contest.
She had many tragedies in her life, including losing her husband at a young age and several medical problems.
She was the kindest, most happy-go-lucky person you could meet and her children and nieces and nephews adored her.
At her funeral, the priest told of her as being the person you loved to see arrive and hated to see go. Over and over, he told the packed church about "this beautiful woman."
She was the most beautiful woman I've ever known - inside and out, because her sheer goodness shone through her.
Society - and its ridiculous standards of beauty - sucks sometimes. But people who know you know of your value to the world.
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Some of the most beautiful people on the outside are very ugly on the inside
dissentient
Apr 2015
#6
A video by a woman called "the world's ugliest woman." I think you'll love her. I know I do.
femmedem
Apr 2015
#9
One is not ugly if they are beautiful on the inside. That is all that counts.
leftofcool
Apr 2015
#21
Sorry that you are in pain. Consider seeing a professional as to your depression,
closeupready
Apr 2015
#24
Hi mylye, I hope you found a better place to live and am sorry you are still having
uppityperson
Apr 2015
#26
This is very true. For example, I've come to realize that when I think of someone's height I tend to
Chathamization
Apr 2015
#56
What are your job skills, if that is ok to ask? You should not have to endure such shallow
Jefferson23
Apr 2015
#40
We're social creatures. It is difficult to love yourself despite hate from elsewhere.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2015
#50