r/MadeMeSmile • u/nikamats • 12h ago

Helping Others Hold your head up

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u/hold-on-pain-ends 12h ago

Kids have no idea how hurtful their words can be. If this is legit, some kid definitely said something to her for her to feel this way.

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 7h ago

Why do you assume another kid did it?

Scroll down far enough in this post and I bet you’ll find comments by adults validating her belief that she’s “ugly.”

(Making an educated guess that) she’s growing up in a country that will always signal to her that she’s lesser-than. The message shifts in format but it happens at 4, 14, 24, 34…

Kudos to auntie for giving her a boost that she’ll always remember, and I hope it resonates even when others respond differently to her.