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Sep 16, 2009, 07:14 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Posts: 2,779
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Hi Lauru,
When I was growing up, the way my parents treated me (and my three siblings) was so damaging, that when I was a young teen, I used to walk around looking at the ground. I thought it hurt people to look at me. I am not exagerating. I truly believed this.
As time passed and I moved away and began my journey into creating a healthier state of mind, I remember one instance not too many years ago. I was digging through some old family photographs. I was caught by surprise when I saw some old photographs of me. What was so shocking was when I looked at them, I didn't see the homely, nearly ugly girl I had believed I was, I saw someone different. I saw a different girl than the one I remembered. I never was ugly. I never was homely. I had been made to believe that.
If you look at my picture on my profile, you will see a very happy 56 year old woman. I don't think I'm ugly. In fact, most people who have known me all my life tell me I have never looked better. I think it's because I'm happy.
I doubt you are ugly. I would be willing to bet you are far from it. 
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 Vickie
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