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View submission: What's something you never understood about the opposite gender?
My insecurity came from the bullying when I was in school and the harsh criticism from my mother. I’m 31 now and just finally learning to ignore it and dress how I want. I was deeply insecure about wearing dresses most of my life, but I always wanted to. I wanted to feel pretty in my own way, but I was always criticized or bullied when I wore dresses. Now I wear dresses most of the time.
I can’t speak on how it is for men, but women are super critical of other women and these young girls learn it at such a young age. So much expectations for little girls to dress pretty but they’re not taught to tell other girls they are pretty. With that, I’m raising my daughters differently. I encourage them to compliment others. My 4 year old will see a little girl at the park and say her clothes are pretty, and I’ll tell her to go tell her. And it’s the sweetest thing seeing 2 girls learning to be kind to each other.
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