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gkhouston

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10. My daughter's still in elementary school, but her dad and I have been working

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 01:56 PM

Mar 2012

on the "you don't have to be like others" and "be the person you are and not the person the 'in' people think you should be" messages for some time now. So far, it seems to be working well.

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How many flaws am I allowed to have? [View all] Neoma Mar 2012 OP

I'd settle for not alienating those women who Cerridwen Mar 2012 #1

Uh, and that has what to do with the thread? Neoma Mar 2012 #3

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #4

Wha? Vanje Mar 2012 #12

Here's the problem - if we're excessively cautious and careful, we will seem to be agreeing with Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #15

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #2

It's a rhetorical question. Neoma Mar 2012 #5

Maybe to you but, having been here for a very long time OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #6

Counterproductive to... Neoma Mar 2012 #8

People should do what they want to their own appearance... ellisonz Mar 2012 #7

Yep, that just about sums it up. Neoma Mar 2012 #9

My daughter's still in elementary school, but her dad and I have been working gkhouston Mar 2012 #10

Yes, what's really scary about all this image is everything polly7 Mar 2012 #11

None ismnotwasm Mar 2012 #13

Made worse through photoshop. Neoma Mar 2012 #14

I liked how women looked before photoshop tech_smythe Mar 2012 #16

Well, I saw a playboy from the 2000's. Neoma Mar 2012 #17

Which is why I don't subscribe anymore tech_smythe Mar 2012 #18