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I was just watching a commercial for High School Reunion on TV Land. There's a gal who was the nobody back then and went to the complete opposite as an adult; fake boobs, lots of make up, provocative clothing and an arrogant, "look at what you missed out on" attitude. To me, she is insecure. She would be nothing without all the outerware - and that is sad.
Were any of you the "ugly duckling" growing up? How did that turn out for you? How did it affect your relationships?
In a word: yes. Oh yes. I had pimples all over my face and thought I was fat, and had bad clothes b/c my mother was clueless and shall I go on? Then I turned 16 and got a lot purtier and didn't know what to do with the attention and it went to my head and that was even worse. I always had a goofy personality though, and that was worse than being the ugly duckling. I feel better now that I'm in my 40's, but I'm not really better looking, just normal really, and that's just fine by me.
I have a friend from grammar school who started to "blossom" in our last year of high school. She was so bitter about the way she was treated by everyone in like 6-8 grades that she still has insecurity issues(and a chip on the shoulder) to this day.....and we are all in our 30s now!
Sometimes when the "swan" starts to peek through the "ugly" duckling attitude shines through even stronger.
Hah, I THOUGHT I was an ugly duckling when I was a preteen and teen...looking at pictures, turns out I just didn't realize how cute I was. I was just insecure and modest. But nobody treated me poorly or as if I were unattractive, in any case. I just felt self-conscious all the time, and didn't realize I looked fine.
I was extremely shy in high school. I wasn't an ugly duckling though, just very bookish looking in my glasses. At my 25th high school reunion, I dressed up in a leopard mini skirt and fishnets for fun. At my 31st reunion, I still showed off a lot of leg. lol
I've felt great about myself since my mid-twenties. Moving out of my parents house helped a lot. Also being a waitress helped me be comfortable talking to complete strangers.
I was just watching a commercial for High School Reunion on TV Land. There's a gal who was the nobody back then and went to the complete opposite as an adult; fake boobs, lots of make up, provocative clothing and an arrogant, "look at what you missed out on" attitude. To me, she is insecure. She would be nothing without all the outerware - and that is sad.
Were any of you the "ugly duckling" growing up? How did that turn out for you? How did it affect your relationships?
I've come full circle. From ugly duckling to not bad back to ugly duckling. Life is cruel. I spent my childhood wishing I was as pretty as my sister, finally got there but aging has been much kinder to her than me. Which is weird. I'm the one who stayed out of the sun while she baked and she looks great while I look every bit of my years. Oh well. That's life.
I was an ugly duckling as a child and growing up and i am still ugly as an adult. I am still waiting to be good looking but I see there is no hope.
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