Comments on: ugly http://www.melbournegirl.net/2008/11/02/ugly/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason O'Donnell http://www.melbournegirl.net/2008/11/02/ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jason O'Donnell Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:19:55 +0000 http://www.melbournegirl.net/?p=54#comment-17 I can relate. I've felt that way in the past. I'm dieting now, but only so I don't blow a gasket climbing the stairs at work. There would be no greater embarrassment than having a coronary on the front steps. The most attractive people are the ones that look and feel comfortable in their own skin. A confidence that says I'm more than the sum of my parts. That's never going to happen if you don't like you. I'm as ugly as a burlap sack of crap, there's honestly no other words to describe me. But for some reason my best friends tell me I'm handsome. So I'm running with their opinion. Maybe I've just been too close to the forest to see the trees. Maybe you are too. J I can relate. I’ve felt that way in the past. I’m dieting now, but only so I don’t blow a gasket climbing the stairs at work. There would be no greater embarrassment than having a coronary on the front steps.

The most attractive people are the ones that look and feel comfortable in their own skin. A confidence that says I’m more than the sum of my parts. That’s never going to happen if you don’t like you.

I’m as ugly as a burlap sack of crap, there’s honestly no other words to describe me. But for some reason my best friends tell me I’m handsome. So I’m running with their opinion. Maybe I’ve just been too close to the forest to see the trees.

Maybe you are too.

J

]]> By: Elana Bowman http://www.melbournegirl.net/2008/11/02/ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Elana Bowman Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:25:38 +0000 http://www.melbournegirl.net/?p=54#comment-18 I'm a bit worried about you calling yourself ugly. What exactly is ugly anyway? What are we measuring ourselves against? Airbrushed models, celebrities who are pretty ordinary looking with out the make-up and glamour? We live in a ociety which reveres thin women who never seem to age. I am an extremely insecure person and for years I believed I was fat and ugly. Until I started looking at pictures of myself during my school years and realised the years I had wasted on not believing in myself enough. I even stopped eating for fear of getting fat and then suddenly I got older. I realised that most people didn't care what I looked like. They either liked me or loved more or were ambivalent. Do we still place such emphasis on looks? You see I don't think you are ugly. Please don't lose sight of the things which make you happy. Please disregard the model shows on TV and the magazines. I’m a bit worried about you calling yourself ugly. What exactly is ugly anyway? What are we measuring ourselves against? Airbrushed models, celebrities who are pretty ordinary looking with out the make-up and glamour? We live in a ociety which reveres thin women who never seem to age.
I am an extremely insecure person and for years I believed I was fat and ugly. Until I started looking at pictures of myself during my school years and realised the years I had wasted on not believing in myself enough.
I even stopped eating for fear of getting fat and then suddenly I got older. I realised that most people didn’t care what I looked like. They either liked me or loved more or were ambivalent. Do we still place such emphasis on looks?
You see I don’t think you are ugly. Please don’t lose sight of the things which make you happy. Please disregard the model shows on TV and the magazines.

]]> By: Riayn http://www.melbournegirl.net/2008/11/02/ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Riayn Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:40:27 +0000 http://www.melbournegirl.net/?p=54#comment-19 I spent many years constantly worried about what I looked like. I still spend precious time obsessing over my weight. I could stand to lose 20kg. However, most of the time, I think 'fuck it'. I am who I am. It is better to be a good person than to look good. I spent many years constantly worried about what I looked like. I still spend precious time obsessing over my weight. I could stand to lose 20kg. However, most of the time, I think ‘fuck it’. I am who I am. It is better to be a good person than to look good.

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