Topic : 05/30 Pretty/Ugly

I thought Jay was better looking after the make up - perhaps it indicated a different personality.  He was still smiling and happy when it was first applied, which indicated a self confidence, and by choosing to dress and wear his hair like that, he indicated an individuality and more confidence than any person who has to dress with the crowd.  No offence, Jay, but my superficial judgment mechanism judged you to be too Ken doll to be a companion for me....  I guess we all have to work on not judging the book by its cover...  

ftre being on the recieving end of the ugly treatment for my whole life, it's almost funny to see people that didn't know that's how the world works.... 

And on another note I think it's pretty sickening that a parent would do that to there kids... they'll find that out on their own anyways, there's  no need to start it early... 

but that's just my opinion. 

That mother should have all her rights to her daughter taken away.  How cruel!  She has no right to be a parent.    I've always been heavy and I know how people are treated.  They are so cruel.   

 I worked so hard to tell my daughter who was also heavy, how beatiful she was, and what she had to offered to the world. Now at 29 she is married and a wonderful person and has given to the world.  But she had in hard in school.  No one wanted to talk to the "fat kid"  as an adult the same high school kids, PAID to see her comedy show.  They wanted to be her friend!   THERE IS PAYBACK in the END.   I hope your mother get what she deserves.  

The skin desease that her daughter has is not uncommon is not her daughters fualt that she has it. That kind of skin condition is Inherited. I have this skin condition and I grew up feeling left out and the odd ball of a family of 10 kids and to top it all off I was the only left handed child in the family and I had a learning disability at the same time. My son has this condition as well and gets treated differently.  

This mother needs to understand that her daughter looks up to her. It's the way her Mom treats her that has alot to do with how this child eats and how she sees herself. Loving one daughter more than the other will make the sisters hate each other in the long run. 

I can say from experience that this issue also exists if a person looks too old or young for their age.  I am 28, married and a stay at home mom of 3 young children (7,5 and 2months).  I have always looked very young for my age, something that most people say they would love.  I am very grateful, however most people who I encounter on a daily basis (at the grocery, mall, or doctor's offices) treat me very rude because they think I am an unwed teenager who "should have learned my lesson by now".  I have had salesclerks much younger than me treat me as if I'm a child.  I have had older women come over to me in line at the grocery (while my baby is crying) and tell me I should get that baby home and put her to bed.  My husband( who is 4 years older than I am) got very strange looks when I was pregnant with our oldest daughter. It has made me self-conscious at times to have people look at me as if I don't know what I'm doing, but I have had to remind myself that I too have made judgments about others based on what I see.  I have in recent years become much bolder and when I notice someone giving me the look I have become so familiar with, I just pipe up and tell them my age. People around us are not going to change, so we should change our own views of others and ignore those who act ignorant and superficial.  

I am horrified by the mother I just saw on TV..  I live in an affluent neighborhood where there are lots of "beautiful people", but I can assure you that this neighborhood would accept and love Victoria for who she is.  Not what her skin looks like.. 

Children Victoria's age need encouragement.  Not treated like an outcast.  I am so ashamed for this mother.  When I was 7, I believed I could do and be anything I wanted to be.  This is because my mother encouraged me and my three older sisters.  We all looked different.  None of us looks alike.  Did that matter?  Two were thin... Two were overweight....  Did that matter?  NEVER! 

My mom died at my age.. 46 years old.  I just thanked GOD for her.......... 

I have a 7yr old son.  I can't even imagine treating him so cruely...  Please, if this mother doesn't want this child and cherish this child.. this four bedroom home has plenty of room for her.