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#25475 Name: x   5h
>>25468
Welcome to the club.
#25476 Name: Anonymous   7h
>>25467
are you trying to fuel my jealousy
#25477 Name: F   8h
To whomever it was that had or wanted 8+ kids.
Congratulations to a great sized family, a rare sight these days but pretty much standard up until just a generation ago.

Most hobby-experts online don't even have a real friend, even less so any family so don't take their "advice" seriously.

It's OK to have a normal family with kids.
Don't you ever let them talk you out of it, all the fear and problems regarding a family is theirs, not yours.
#25478 Name: Anonymous   8h
>>25477
Families with huge numbers of kids were not normal. There was a short period where this was normalized in order to build economic and military power. For most of human history the population was relatively stable, meaning at most 3 or 4 children per woman on average. Most women would die long before bearing 6 or 8 kids since childbirth is so dangerous and there was little medical care.
#25479 Name: Anonymous   10h
why do I feel awful whenever I do something I know I can get rejected on and actually get rejected? like, I understand the risk and it shouldn't be a big deal in general, but I still feel uneasy whenever it happens
#25480 Name: Anonymous   11h
ai slop everywhere is making me want to touch grass
#25481 Name: avoid   12h
>>25479
even when in anticipation it still wont stop you from reacting negatively or being in pain. i see it like if i were preparing myself to fall in a pit of lava. sure id anticipated id be burned alive but it doesnt make it any less painfull. thats how i see it
#25482 Name: Anonymous   13h
why did someone want 8+ kids like especially in this really overpopulated and deteriorating world we are living in rn...
like i couldent imagine the physical pain my body would have to endure for that, its insane
#25483 Name: ugly duckling   13h
how to not feel ugly? I know this is a stupid question but genuinely I feel like standards are held so high for everyone nowadays that I'm disgusted with myself at its natural state
#25484 Name: Anonymous   14h
>>25483
I feel like this is super dependent on how old you are- I felt ugly from like elementary school through freshman year of college, then I had the perfect combo of having a super confident, outgoing roommate who made me more social and comfortable in my own skin and losing 40 pounds from walking around campus. From my own experience, I'd say the key to looking good is feeling good- like how you don't look good when you're sick- if you feel tired, lazy, unconfident, etc., you usually look worse off than you actually are. I'm still technically a little chunky, and I absolutely look extremely unattractive on my off days (as everyone does!) but I dress how I like for my body type and for my confidence, and people absolutely notice!

Growing up nitpicking myself, I unconsciously trained myself into noticing those traits in other people too- acne, weight, whatever, but I found that those things never really impacted whether I saw them as attractive or not, usually their confidence had way way way more bearing. You're probably being way too hard on yourself, and it may actually be negatively impacting your outward image. Look for confident people with the features you have, and see if you still feel disgusted by them!
#25485 Name: Anonymous   15h
when I have to walk to class tomorrow morning it's 40 degrees. when I have to walk home tomorrow afternoon it's 80 degrees. why me?
#25486 Name: anon   19h
>>25483
I'm aware my perspective may be kinda useless here (as I'm aroace and ugliness is usually hand in hand with attractiveness and relationships) but it's worth asking yourself. who is making you feel ugly? why do you need to be attractive, are you trying to attract someone or please specific people, are those people worth feeling bad over? or are you trying to meet an arbitrary societal standard for the sake of thinking you have to

and if it's because of social media, cut that shit from your life in general, it's just not good for you. there's millions of people posting, less who show their faces, more who edit their faces, the prettiest ones get the views and end up being the only ones you see.

Does it really matter if you're 'ugly' or not? I put very little effort into my appearance and have never been treated worse for it (and i've never been told that I'm considered beautiful or anything either. just average), obviously not the case for some people depending where you are, but it's not some cartoon world where having an ugly face will make people run screaming either.

For what it's worth, I've never seen anyone I truly consider ugly to the point of repulsion. acne, obesity, wrinkles, facial deformities etc, I see hundreds of people a day in a setting where there's no pressure to present well, and I've never seen an ugly person.
The only ones I'd even begin to slot into that category might be the ones who try TOO hard, heavy fake tan, fake lashes, botched lip injections and a pound of poorly applied makeup, but those are all choices, poor choices rather than being ugly as a default state or anything.

So really, don't worry about it. Most people are average, and you're gonna notice the outliers more if you're looking for them, society pushes those people to the forefront. Just have decent hygiene and some confidence, and you'll be fine. It's not a big deal if you're not trying to be a supermodel
#25487 Name: Anonymous   20h
I’m mining SUMUWW. Anyone want to give it a go together?
#25488 Name: Anonymous   21h
>>25487
dude stop encouraging people to fuck with mining bullshit
#25489 Name: Anonymous   22h
I'm mining coal, anyone want to join me?
#25490 Name: Anonymous   1d
>>25477
Hope you stop making up guys in your head to be mad at F. Though if someone wants to have 8 kids I won't stop them, someones gonna have to pay my pension.