Audrey Vera Monroe
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Repeat this quote endlessly: “Pretty is not the rent you pay to exist in the world as a woman.” You owe it to NO ONE to be pretty. Their delicate eyes will survive. Women have been made to feel for hundreds of years that our goal in life is to present a lovely, smiling thing for others to look at. NOPE.
You deserve to have a full, rich life, with love, friends, family, career, children—whatever you want, no matter what you look like. Repeat that to yourself too.
Kick ass in your big, gigantic level of self-respect. Refuse to be silenced or ignored or excluded or mocked or treated with anything but respect. Call people out on their bullshit and ignorance. Walk up to people who roll their eyes or snicker or point and ask “Hey, what’s funny? I’d love to hear the joke too.”
Go to college. Work your butt off to be the best in the field you choose and follow your passion.
Throw parties. Ask people on dates and remember that even gorgeous people get rejected a lot. Get involved in lots of activities where you meet people. Make lots of friends. Have pets. Work to be healthy.
If you are not already a feminist, embrace the concept. You’re going to need the support no matter what your appearance.
And throw yourself into your life 100% with no regrets, no hesitations, and NO apologies about how you look. None of the beautiful people are going to be beautiful forever. They just think they are, and they rely on their looks. Then, when their looks are gone, they have nothing. You will already have everything.
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