Does anyone else wonder if their parents secretly know their child is ugly?

Like obviously, unless you have very toxic & bad parents they’re not going to outright call you ugly or say anything negative about your appearance. But I do wonder if my parents are secretly thinking about it. At my age, my mother was STUNNING and she’s still extremely beautiful in her 40s & receives male attention often, however I’ve inherited most of my dad’s features so I’m not feminine & cute like she was at my age. I have small lips, a straight bridge nose, recessed chin, very long midface, unflattering face shape, flat chest - all which make me look like a man. I always wonder if she’s kind of secretly bummed out that her daughter isn’t this gorgeous, feminine woman she probably wished I’d be. Instead I look like a man in makeup who’s desperately trying to be pretty but it just isn’t happening. My mother really wanted a girl when she was pregnant with me and I feel like most women want a daughter so they can dress them up like dolls & have a pretty princess, but I kind of shattered that fantasy by looking like this.

Posted Jun 21, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC

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