Shona Sibary admits that being a plain teen caused her to envy her daughters’ good looks.
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If I sound a little jealous, you’ll have to forgive me. Staring in awe at one photograph after another of my daughters in full make-up, pouting for Britain, was enough to drive the point home that I have never come close to looking like that.
It wasn’t just their beauty that made me seethe with an uncomfortable mix of pride and bitterness. I was also flooded with unease at the confidence they exuded. It seemed to me as if they were saying to the world: ‘We are beautiful, and we know it.’
As someone who has hated the way she has looked since childhood, I am torn between finding this superficial behaviour shallow and annoying, while at the same time secretly admiring their audacity.
This story is from the March 11, 2019 edition of WOMAN - UK.
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