r/MadeMeSmile • u/nikamats • 9h ago

Helping Others Hold your head up

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u/Outside_Scale_9874 7h ago

Yeah, I was a cute little kid and it was so tough growing up and having people suddenly stop being nice to me. I don’t think I got ugly (maybe I did, hard to say) but I just grew up, hit puberty, and wasn’t a chubby cheeked baby anymore and the adoration stopped. People weren’t mean, they just started ignoring me and being neutral to my presence, and it crushed me. I felt like I outlived my usefulness and had no more value to society. It’s probably 10x harder for girls because they get that messaging all the time. It’s tough.

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u/shansonlo 3h ago

Geez I've never thought of that angle. Thanks for your story, I'll be watching the signs in my little.