Reviews for How to Tell If You're Pretty

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wandless 2008-04-06 ch 1,	abuseThat was very well put, I completely relate.
xxxNita 2008-02-10 ch 1, anon.	abuseWow! This essay/rant was so powerful. I definitely get what you're saying. Who doesn't want to be called beautiful? No matter how confident a person seems to be, there is always a bit of self-doubt, especially when it comes to physical appearances. That goes for both boys and girls however, I think that girls tend to feel more uncertain about themselves. It's frustrating and annoying when girls whine and complain about their body because it's blatantly obvious that they're just fishing for a compliment to soothe their ego. Personally, I think it's important to just be happy with yourself no matter what others or the scale says. A persons self-esteem should not be dependent on other people. Although this is easier said then done, I think that ones girls accept themselves and be proud to see their reflection instead of cringing at it.
ree 2007-09-19 ch 1, anon.	abusethis is exactly who and how i am! i'm beyond glad that you wrote this because reading this makes me feel like i'm reading my life story.
Optimistic Cover 2007-01-07 ch 1,	abuseI have a friend who is constantly whining about her fat she is when in reality, her body is absolutely fine. Sometimes I have the urge to tell her that yes, she is obsese, but I don't feel like she will take it too well. Me? I only wish I can have her body. But what do looks matter? I'm definitely not model material but no one really cares. People aren't that shallow. And anyway, you're very fit. 4 miles a day? Wow. I don't think I can even manage 1 mile. embarrassed Yeah, maybe I should try doing a mile. :D Even if I can't look good, I can at least be healthy.
~me~ 2006-07-10 ch 1, anon.	abusei just have one thing to say...THANK YOU! man... when i go into the dressing rooms all i hear is" like,oh my god! look at my butt its so big..and my stomach has rolls!" i sigh and think to myself that these people are just sick... im about 5.7-5.8 and weigh around 156. i like my food..i never go on the scale and buy clothes that actually fit me unlike some people i know... why the hell are all these girls into their wieght?? ENJOY PEOPLE! ENJOY THE FOOD! eat like you want and do yoga or go walking and let everything else just go...man... i sure do get mad when i hear girls complaining about how the sociaty is putting pressure on them to stay thin... sociaty?hello!we are doing it to ourselves... my friend is the size of my thigh and is thinking about lipo... the other day i went to get a burger. it was nice and juicy and big...my friend was like" your not REALLY going to eat that are you??" i mean what else am i supposed to do? stick it up my butt?! thanks for writing what you did..! :)
shifter-chik 2006-02-27 ch 1,	abuseWe're wierd, we teenage girls. I have to say I really do think the media is largely to blame. There's no such thing as 'utopia' because if we as humans reached it, we wouldn't be challenged anymore, and thus be unhappy. It's odd. It doesn't make sense. Must be human.Nice piece, it was fascinating to read.^..^~
Arwen Starfire 2006-02-04 ch 1,	abusewow, that is a very powerful essay. You state highschool life beautifully. Thank God I am blessed with friends who make fun of themselves whining about how they are getting chubby, and totally agree with you. We don't talk about getting fat and beauty that much. Hardly never. You are so right, all a girl wants is to hear someone honestly tell them they are pretty, not to suck up to them, not to flatter them, just state a fact of truth. and under this superficial wish is the actual wish of just being appreciated fully for who you are. I think I am going to write my own essay on this topic. good job! p.s. please check out some of my work. I think you will like "my little devil" and "True Exhaution." Check some of my other stuff out too. Love your work, especially "Oil and Water, Cats and Dogs." Hope you fix that last chapter and continue soon. -Arwen
Samara-chan 2006-01-30 ch 1,	abuseBrilliant and to the point. I love your sardonic way of ranting. This was great!
Dying Rose 2005-12-17 ch 1,	abuseI can so relate! This is a great story. I am pretty much the same as you on this one. Very good job with the writing, and you hit the nail on the head with "Girls judge their own beauty by how many guys proposition them. But guys don’t always look for beauty. In my high school, they’re sniffing around for an open pair of legs." Yes! I work as a waitress, and I know the guys aren't hitting on b/c I'm pretty or skinny, b/c I'm not. I had one guy ask me if I was virgin. Guys are jerks. Period. I've had TOO MANY bad experiences. I love the way you write and everything. It's very cool. And I sound like an idiot, heh.
Thurayya 2005-12-15 ch 1,	abuseThanks so much for writing this. :) I know exactly how you feel. Like, to a T. Great job! - ala :D
Hell's first Icicle 2005-11-14 ch 1,	abuseyeah, i get where ur coming from. im not fat, not slim, not pretty, too tall. and frankly, i dunt giv a damn. oh, look wat i just quoted! dus happy little dance soz. yeah, itz 1 thing to accept how u look, another to complain about it. if u dun wanna hear , dunt say . i can accept how i look without caring about others' opinions, compliments bore me, insults amuse me. and in all honesty, the skool i go to, nobody gives a fu how much u weigh. personality counts, looks dont, in mi book. itz the vibe that u give out that matters in pplz judegment. i agree wiv almost everything u say in this essay. cept wen mi frends whine or too much, i tell them point blank to shut the fu** up b4 i decapitate them with a toothpick. that usually works. =D
Magnet 2005-11-10 ch 1,	abuseMy thoughts exactly. :)
Uisukii^in^your^sleep 2005-11-02 ch 1,	abuseI really like your observations. I was definitely one of those girls that, if not told everyfreakinday that she was pretty (or get hit on), my self esteem would plummet. I relied on boys and compliments to give me confidence and self esteem. Many teens are angsty and woe-filled, dramatic, sarcastic, and cynical, especially during their highschool years. I actually moved out of the country my senior year (to the D.R.) because I was sick of experiencing our kind of high school, and fitting in to it quite nicely. Of course, 3 months later I moved back; mainly because the economy sucked, we had to wear uniforms, and a lot of things we take for granted here were not readily available over there. But anyway, thank god I'm done with all of that, and thank god I don't live in the D.R. anymore (home country), it's nice to talk about the world and travel and interests rather than having that awful competition even best friends have in highschool. For anyone still in highschool, it does get better. ;-)
Fairytale Gurl 2005-10-20 ch 1,	abuseHi, I would first like to say that I absoulutely love your story 'Oil and water, cats and dogs' but for some inane reason i can't review it! Well it's fantabulous...and I can really relate to Charlotte. Because sometimes I feel that way too...it's like I'm trapped in this mold that my peers created. They think that just cause i do well in school, am pretty enough to be offered modeling contracts, have won awards for public speaking and piano, come from a relatively rich family, have lots of 'friends' and have parents that love me...i must have to perfect life. Which is completely untrue. I have my own insecurities like everyone else. I won't share them cause they're really private and this is kinda a reli public site...lol! anyways, on to your rant/essay/...you write very well (i'm very envious) but this essay didn't do you justice. I understand where you're coming from, I used to be overweight, not alot, but i live in Hong Kong where almost everyone is below 100 pounds and have model figures. Therefore people would tease me and stuff...even some of my so-called 'friends' - but my true friends told me that they only did it cause they were jealous that I had everything else minus a perfect figure. Well I was really sick of all the teasing and hurtful comments so I went on a diet, lost the weight, got offered a modeling contract and threw it in the faces of everyone we had teased me. Immature huh? well I'm 15 now. I was 14 then. I've done a lot of growing up in the past year due to some emotional/personal problems. However I would just like to say, that every time someone calls you tiny or something not so nice, there probably just jealous because you have other talents they don't have. For example...look at you're writing. I excell in English but I can't write. Read my stories and you'll realize...haha! I think it's amazing you have the courage to express yourself on this site...I'm really bad at expressing myself. Like charlotte I keep my thoughts to myself and pretend I'm happy like 'every popular, pretty, smart, rich girl should be.' I wish my life were that simple...really...
Anya Tempest 2005-10-11 ch 1, anon.	abuseI liked this, I can kinda relate - especially about the skinny girls who declare themselves to be "fat". Of course, no-body ever tells me I'm skinny 'cause, you know, they'd have to be blind to say something like that. It's not enough that I know that I'm hideous, though. Oh no, it has to be pointed out. Just today I was walking down the school corridor and I passed two boys who had been sent outside into the corridor. I turned and the corner and immediately heard one of them say to the other: "Whoa! She had a fat *!" ...Little sods. They had a cheek to judge me on my* appearance. One was pudgy-faced with a really bad shaved-head haircut, and the other was a midget. He barely came up to my knee-cap. My self esteem is low enough without miniature delinquents passing comment, thank you very much. Doesn't help that even my friend said that the animal I most resembled was a toad. Nice, eh? He is a boy, I suppose, it's not his fault he was born without any sensitivity whatso-ever.

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