I'm Not Paranoid! (So Why Are You Looking at Me Like That?!)

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NodMyHeadLikeYeah

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I have often wondered what people today would TRULY find attractive, even physically, if we weren't bombarded by pictures of Abercrombie models and so forth all the time.
uhh huh, i agree.................
 

phil36

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Just reading all the posts makes you realise, that, most of the things we are self conscious about ourselves seems to stem from our childhood era.. I think mainly because kids can be cruel. and unfortunatly the self conscious effect has set in.

It seems to be the older you get the less you worry about them and as seoulsearch has said, we can see these differences as how a person is. we are certainly all different. we maybe call things defects, but I have never seen a perfect person yet.

Anyhow the most important thing is, that we are seen as perfect in Christ :)

Phil
 
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bluebutterfly

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Great thread!

When I was ten i was told i had to start wearing glasses i was afraid i would get called four eyes, thank God i never did though. But as i got older i noticed my front teeth were slightly bigger so i got called buck teeth i had an over bite and always got made fun for that. And now i have a big problem with my teeth because did n't take good care of them like i should have. So that is one area that bothers me

Also too because i don't walk normally i got made fun as well. i also have a finger that is swollen i got it caught in my Grandma's door one i was a kid and the swelling never went down!

Growing up i was skinny and then i gained weight and now i am sort of having problems with weight issues and health issues.


But God has given me a new confidence i learned that God accepts me as i am, i should accept myself as i am but you are right non Christians don't see it that way they believe we should look one way and if we don't we're disgusting to them.

I always had low self esteem because my dad would put me down, my mom would encourage me, but it's hard when you have one parent putting you down and another one telling you a different thing. and why we choose to believe the one who put us down? I'll never know

But i realize now kids can be cruel and i have more confidence now then i did before and i thank God for that, he is the one who helped me over my insecurities!

God bless you guys!
 
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lil-rush

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One thing my mom told me that I have found to be true is that people always look better when they smile with their teeth. Growing up she would smile with her mouth closed, because she didn't like her teeth, but then she discovered that she looked better when she didn't smile like that.

So, unless you have a mouth full of green teeth, you're going to look better if you show them when smiling.
 
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bluebutterfly

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One thing my mom told me that I have found to be true is that people always look better when they smile with their teeth. Growing up she would smile with her mouth closed, because she didn't like her teeth, but then she discovered that she looked better when she didn't smile like that.

So, unless you have a mouth full of green teeth, you're going to look better if you show them when smiling.

That would made me smile. i used to smile like that too because of my teeth
 

seoulsearch

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Wow thank you Seoulsearch!!! And yea I got the slanty-eye thing done to me many times too. Im so sorry u had to go through that. <3
It's actually pretty pathetic, huh Zero? I mean, you'd think people would have come up with a new insult by now! (other than slanting the eyes)


NodYourHead: Are you SURE those aren't contacts???? (Even though I've never seen her eyes.)

*prepares for fistfight*

Just please, don't hit me in the face... you might mess up my teeth... and I finally got them all fixed! :D
 
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NodMyHeadLikeYeah

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It's actually pretty pathetic, huh Zero? I mean, you'd think people would have come up with a new insult by now! (other than slanting the eyes)


NodYourHead: Are you SURE those aren't contacts???? (Even though I've never seen her eyes.)

*prepares for fistfight*

Just please, don't hit me in the face... you might mess up my teeth... and I finally got them all fixed! :D
hahahaha, i have recently started saying YES, THEY ARE CONTACTS, and you can get them at wal-mart :D
 

seoulsearch

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Which would be more offensive, my lack of personal hygeine or contacts ;)

OH WHATEVER, Nod!! :D You apparently have eyes that are so stunning no one can believe they're real (uh, that reminds me of the time a girl ASKED ME IF I HAD BREAST IMPLANTS... no joke... but um... not because I have anything stunningly unnatural-looking, I don't think!!!)

And THEN, you claim to have bad hair... you probably wake up every morning and look like you've had it professionally blown-out and set by a Hollywood hairstylist...

No need for false modesty here, Nod--you can flaunt away.

*Rounds up Dread and makes plans to ambush Nod for being so enviably perfect.*
 
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NodMyHeadLikeYeah

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OH WHATEVER, Nod!! :D You apparently have eyes that are so stunning no one can believe they're real (uh, that reminds me of the time a girl ASKED ME IF I HAD BREAST IMPLANTS... no joke... but um... not because I have anything stunningly unnatural-looking, I don't think!!!)

And THEN, you claim to have bad hair... you probably wake up every morning and look like you've had it professionally blown-out and set by a Hollywood hairstylist...

No need for false modesty here, Nod--you can flaunt away.

*Rounds up Dread and makes plans to ambush Nod for being so enviably perfect.*

hahahah now thats funny!!! If i were attractive in any sense of the word i sure as heck wouldnt be complaining on here.. Mrs breast implants what are you talkin about!!! Your more than likely the gorgeous one here!! :D
 

seoulsearch

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hahahah now thats funny!!! If i were attractive in any sense of the word i sure as heck wouldnt be complaining on here.. Mrs breast implants what are you talkin about!!! Your more than likely the gorgeous one here!! :D
LOL... Maybe I'll turn that into a second part of this thread... "Has Anyone Ever Asked You If You Have Breast Implants?" and make it a poll...

1. Yes. Mine apparently look so real, people think they're fake!

2. No. *sobs* I guess I can't fake the look of silicone very well.

3. Other--will tell you more about my astonishing chest in my post.

Uh... I'm sensing a banning here... so I shall refrain.
 
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Blueberry

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I have struggled with low self esteem my whole life...I often wonder when it will end. Im in a really low slump at the moment because I struggle with my weight so much. I sometimes feel like a monster that people stare at. Its not so obvious in my pic, but I am actually very overweight. I grew up feeling so ugly with ugly teeth, and I had two beautiful sisters that people often compared me to. Its only as I have grown older and had my teeth fixed when I was 17 that I have more confidence in my looks, but its my weight and shy personality that always puts people off. I have to keep holding onto God and be strong in him.
 
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Jennifleur

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Blueberry, I feel the same way. I have lost some weight, but I am still shy and I lack confidence, which of course isn't all that appealing to most people. But I am just trusting God with my future. :)