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I can recall a particular moment in my adolescent years like it was yesterday. I couldn't wait for my dad to come home so I could tell him that I had won some kind of designation in my junior high school yearbook based on my appearance (save the commentary, people … I got plenty of feedback from the clique of mean girls, walking behind me, whispering just loud enough for me to hear, "She's not even that cute…."). It was one of those strange American public school traditions that should probably be banned, and hopefully is by now. No one was more surprised than I.
I thought my dad would be happy. When I told him, his lips went tight and he looked more concerned than pleased. I remember asking, "What's wrong, dad? Don't you think I'm pretty?" He said, "Of course I think you're pretty. I just really want you to understand that your appearance is not the important part of who you are."
Source: The best Advice a father can give his daughter - eReporter
I thought my dad would be happy. When I told him, his lips went tight and he looked more concerned than pleased. I remember asking, "What's wrong, dad? Don't you think I'm pretty?" He said, "Of course I think you're pretty. I just really want you to understand that your appearance is not the important part of who you are."
Source: The best Advice a father can give his daughter - eReporter