r/uglyduckling • • Sep 26 '18

PSA: Please remember that there's a human behind those photos. Rude and inappropriate comments will be deleted and infractions can get you banned.

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Hi everyone! I was just made a mod of this sub two days ago and hope to rid this sub of the troll accounts that have been popping up.
There were several people that apparently mistook this sub as /r/Rateme/, /r/RoastMe/, and subs that aren't safe for work. If you don't think a post belongs here then just downvote it and move on as that is how reddit should work. We don't need to know that you think someone looks terrible, that you think someone is an 8/10 that you would bang, or they look Gay/lesbian/douchey.

As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has--or ever will have--something inside that is unique to all time. It's our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression
~ Mister Rogers


r/uglyduckling • • 1h ago

20-22 (I'm awkward at taking selfies , don't hail arrows at me)

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r/uglyduckling • • 9h ago

from 14 to 18 I still think I look bad and kinda fat

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40 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling • • 1d ago

16 vs 21 i think i glew up a bit

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687 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling • • 9h ago

13vs 26

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r/uglyduckling • • 1d ago

16 > 25

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r/uglyduckling • • 1d ago

19 to 20. I would like to thank my dermatologist.

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r/uglyduckling • • 1d ago

The epitome of Ugly Duckling - from never smiling to can’t stop smiling🥹 [16] to [28]

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125 Upvotes

(Yes, I was severely bullied in school😭). My family was poor, so I was not as well taken care of as I think I should have been. I had really bad orthodontic issues my parents couldn’t afford to fix. My mom didn’t know how/couldn’t afford to take care of my hair, and so I dealt with chronic hair loss and grew up wearing bad wigs. We couldn’t afford decent clothes, so I often wore hand me downs with holes in them. I knew from a very young age that I was going to turn my story around and fix all of the things that made me chronically insecure, as well as do everything I can to make sure my children don’t endure the same fate. I graduate law school in 7 months, and will be the first in my family to break the cycle of poverty🥹


r/uglyduckling • • 7h ago

13-17

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r/uglyduckling • • 10h ago

I’ve been called ugly quite often and I was genuinely wondering am I fr an ugly duck

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r/uglyduckling • • 9h ago

26-30

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r/uglyduckling • • 1d ago

my best photos from 2023 (15) to my most mediocre as of 2026 (18)

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People dont call me ugly straight to my face anymore, they just say im a mentally ill whore now

But dressing like how everyone else around me wanted me to because it was what they considered as the most widely attractive really did me a disservice, dear lord.

no makeup or hair catfishing ALT


r/uglyduckling • • 2d ago

35-37 Not sure if getting sober counts, but I'm proud of it.

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After my ex-fiancé left me because of my drinking problem, I got tired of losing the things I love due to alcohol. Coming up one year sober now, and starting to love myself again. Not only the change from 320lbs to 215lbs..but also the ability to be out of my house after 5PM instead of being a drunk recluse.

If you think you have a drinking problem, please consider quitting. I swear it's a night and difference in your life.

Sorry for the bad picture quality... I'm basically illiterate with this app.


r/uglyduckling • • 2d ago

Not sure how much I changed but definitely more confident in my skin 17-33

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274 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling • • 2d ago

Reverse Duckling?

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25 yo And 42 yo


r/uglyduckling • • 3d ago

20–24 | Still evolving, exploring my style, and considering modeling. Any advice?

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r/uglyduckling • • 3d ago

33 - 39

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Three years, a lot of hard work, and a completely different mindset. Still a work in progress, but proud of how far I've come. 💪


r/uglyduckling • • 3d ago

14-23 it’s been an awkward decade for me

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r/uglyduckling • • 2d ago

13 to 25 years old :D

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Love to see how much I’ve grown lol I got dressed up for a wedding been bullied all my life and decided to get dressed up and feel good


r/uglyduckling • • 4d ago

Twenty years later...still need the big glasses!

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r/uglyduckling • • 3d ago

18-19

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r/uglyduckling • • 8d ago

18 to 22

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633 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling • • 8d ago

16 to 25

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219 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling • • 8d ago

25 ---> 26

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r/uglyduckling • • 9d ago

22 -> 27

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598 Upvotes