Even as a child, I told my whole family how to improve their looks.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.
I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.
My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it's important not to give them false expectations.
Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
My mother taught me how to apply my own makeup at 13 years old, and the most important lesson I learned is to never touch my eyebrows and to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day.
When I wasn't as attractive as I am now, I suffered at the hands of cruel children and their taunts until I realised that confidence and a bit of aesthetic care can overcome that.
My mother always told me to take pride in my appearance.
When I was 18, and my looks were what I was - and all that I was - it did feel very limiting.
I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
When I was a kid, nobody told me I was good-looking. I wish they had. I would've had a better time.