Super Mrs. C.
1 min readJun 14, 2021

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I'm reading this article and your reply to months after it was published, and I believe that if you the writer is complaining about being beautiful, then you've misunderstood her message. I was considered an unattractive child; I was teased, people complained about my "stiff" personality, and I was completely ignored by boys. By some magic of catching up into my face, and with help from contacts and a cute haircut, I became not just beautiful, but stunning, overnight at age 22. I darn sure didn't complain about it, but I discovered a lot about human nature, and it wasn't pretty. Men who completely ignored me wanted to date. I was the same person I was six months before, and they hadn't given me the time of day. Was I complaining? No. I was disturbed by the hypocrisy. I never paid for the meal or the cab ride I would have paid for six months earlier. Employers offered me jobs I wasn't looking for. I had nothing to brag about; I was the same book, but with a different cover. Isvari is not complaining. She is telling you the shock of experiencing other people's ugliness BECAUSE of her beauty.

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Super Mrs. C.
Super Mrs. C.

Written by Super Mrs. C.

Retired teacher. Humorous essayist about Life. Serious essayist about politics and “race.” Aspiring world saver. Cat mama. We can do better than this.

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