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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not really sure how much you can control this if your kids are in a school social environment. Unattractive people are treated differently than attractive people, and I'm not sure how helpful it is to deny this.

The reality is that attractive looks and body are almost always the primary factor in spouse selection, especially for men. No one likes to admit it, but we all know it's true.

"Looking good" is an ever shifting unattainable ideal which is perpetuated by advertisers and male supremacy culture. My goal is to have my daughters be self confident in general, and not to focus specifically on appearance. [/quote]

+1 it’s just reality. My mom always told me I was pretty, but my classmates made the reality known — the pretty girls did not want to be friends with me and the boys did not want to date me.

I chose to take pride in my intellect, but now I’m at a career stage where competition is tight, and guess who gets the coveted positions? Not the smartest women, but the prettiest of the smart women. Beauty always gives women an edge. 
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