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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I am average looking and I have a great life and have what I want and need in the world and I have average looking children, is it wrong to have a pep-talk that it is OK not to be beautiful? That DCs can have love, career, and joy without beauty? Along the lines of articles such as these:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-biberdorf/not-everyone-is-beautiful_b_5554940.html

https://www.xojane.com/issues/you-are-not-beautiful[/quote]

Is this a serious question?  In today's culture, encouraging one's daughter to be pretty is tantamount to psychological abuse. [/quote]

Which is why I will [b]always [/b]tell my daughter she is pretty (and smart, etc).  Screw "today's culture."[/quote]

Do you tell her she is a math genius even when she's getting a C?[/quote]

DP here.  You can’t possibly be equating the two.  If a child isn’t good at math, you still reassure him or her that they’re smart (maybe you don’t, but I certainly do), while at the same time helping them with math and/or getting a tutor.  If a child isn’t pretty, you don’t tell them that unless you’re truly a cruel person.  You tell them they’re beautiful and help them look as good as they can.  That this has to even be explained to you is incredibly sad.  [/quote]

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