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Girl power is amazing! There’s nothing that women can’t accomplish when they band together to build each other up, and the bond of sisterhood can be incredibly powerful. But unfortunately, thanks to pesky internalized misogyny, some women out there need a little reminder that we should all be on the same team.

Below, you’ll find some of the cringiest posts from the Not Like The Other Girls subreddit. This group calls out "pick me girls" who have decided to put other women down in an attempt to prove how unique and special they are. Enjoy scrolling through these photos that might give you secondhand embarrassment, and be sure to upvote the ones that remind you to support other women!

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Definitely Not Like Other Girls

Definitely Not Like Other Girls

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Woman Posts Cute Video Of Husband Helping Her Get Around Hours After Giving Birth

Woman Posts Cute Video Of Husband Helping Her Get Around Hours After Giving Birth

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A Wild Reddit Notliketheotherparents

A Wild Reddit Notliketheotherparents

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CK
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hikes are no substitute for the playground. Why can't they do both?

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“She’s not like other girls!” We’re all familiar with this phrase that became an internet phenomenon in the early 2010s. Girls who love eating pizza, who drink beer but never gain weight, girls who look like models without wearing makeup and girls who are just “one of the boys” because women never want to be friends with them.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with being unique, and we all have special quirks that will make us stand out. But the idea of claiming that you’re “not like other girls” doesn’t just celebrate one person’s uniqueness, it also implies that all other women are a monolith. And it perpetuates the idea that interesting women who may not like stereotypically feminine things are rare. 

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Why Is It Always Sourdough And Dresses?

Why Is It Always Sourdough And Dresses?

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Worst I Have Ever Seen

Worst I Have Ever Seen

She preaches shes better than women getting degrees and not having children because by being a stay at home mom on her farm with her 4 kids and pregnant at 23 years old is "going against the grain" as if thats not what women were forced into for thousands of years because of the patriarchy and societal expectations of women .. they're not vaccinated and "unschooled" (?) and now shes into "free birthing" which is an extremely dangerous way to give birth (no check ups, no prenatal care, no birthing guide, no meds, no nothing..) she is seriously psychologically f*cked up for thinking this is the best way to care for your family. And as a woman who's getting her masters and doesn't want kids, f*ck you I am better than you. Read a f*cking book.

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EarthGrowl
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously, women didn't like being slaves trapped in the house. If you want to play frontier-mom, go for it. But women are just like men, we all have different talents and skills. I can rebuild an engine and code. I prefer to be a member of the 21st century not the 6th.

BananaMonkey(they/them)2.0
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see any problem with being a "traditional" wife/mother, there's nothing wrong with that, but when people think they're better bc of it...

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Anxiousguest
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a doctor. I've taken breaks at times and been SAHM at times too. Both are challenging, and tiring. I wonder how people flex over overworking or being a housewife, because I feel like I suck at being either

TomCat
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is exactly what the Christian conservatives want. Congratulations.

Andrew Arons
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the things that attracted me to my wife is that she's a godless heathen Atheist like me. We even co-authored a book called "1001 Ways to Cook Christian Babies". Yummy!😛

Just Jeff
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like how she's "going against the grain" but still needs to post it on social media because deep down she's an attention whore like the rest of us.

Rebel Peewee
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes I clocked the "wifi is off at night" lmao cool, aren't you asleep then?

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2bwhctmvgn
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An EMF blocking phone case? So it can't communicate wirelessly?

Eliza Osenbaugh-Stewart
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the line that blow my mind 🤯 That such a product exists is scary. Obviously false advertising because if it really did that everyone would complain there phones didn't work. How are they nit getting sued?

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MotherofGuineaPigs
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm curious about this "free birthing". Does she go into the woods and squat by a tree or the barn so she can show the livestock how it's done?

Rose Thorny
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love all these judgy Jesus people. "Judge not less ye be judged" obviously is not a popular one with this chick.

Elio
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I am better than her too because I know that giving birth with no medical care voluntarily when you can have access to it is bad for both you and the child you claim to love so much. If you want to be horrified, look up "free birth". These women live in countries where they can have access to medical care but instead choose to have children with no prenatal care and no medical professional of any kind present at the birth. As expected, it goes about as well as giving birth while being a peasant in the Middle Ages. Having a bunch of kids with no medical care until you die is not going against the grain; it's something women have been forced to do for millennia and are still forced to do today. I'm sure there are plenty of impoverished women who would love to have vaccines and prenatal care that this woman could have access to but chooses not to. And look, she's so traditional and pioneer with her smart phone.

StretcherBearer
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't go to college either and for a long time I thought I was so much better than a all those people stupid degree. Fact is I was a delusional contrarian a*****e.

JK
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously, even if you want the full "traditional" childbirth experience you have to remember midwives have existed for as long as women have given birth. Even hundreds of years ago there would be at least one experienced/trained woman to assist, and often other family members would help too. Because it is not safe, to mother or baby, to be alone during labour or by not having any advice/assistance before going through it

Tiffany Wilson
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If she's teaching her kids about Jesus, then obviously she's teaching them about tolerance as well? *crickets*

Salty.Hag
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Girl please, none of that makes you better than any other women. I've been compared to said woman of proverbs 31, I have children, also a full time job and I have more than 35 tattoos. No need to be stuck in a farm catching my own babies to be compared to proverbs 31.

Agamemnon O'Neill
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody is telling you to stop or that your life is ruined. Nobody cares. Get over yourself.

Cyber
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand people who enjoy going around and proclaiming their lifestyle as superior. Every person is going to have different dreams. For one woman, that might be working as a stay-at-home mom and raising four children. For another, it might be remaining childless while working as a car mechanic, or a scientist, or any other profession.

B
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do you, but don't say other women are not real because they want something else for their lives

Petra Schaap
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

im a feminist pro choicer and i dont give a damn how many kids you pop out,as long as you dont bother me with it.

Fall F.
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A strong inferiority complex with this one. Poor kiddos never had a chance .....

Cherrie
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She gonna dislocate her shoulder if she pats herself on the back any harder

Lotekguy
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feminism has never been about shaming women for motherhood. It's always promoted the right for women to make their own life choices, whatever they may be, for their own reasons. The rest is mostly Conservative propaganda to keep women in the 1950s by demonizing those who challenge the patriarchy.

Joanne Earle
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it works for her, whatever, but she doesn't need to be so arrogant.

Aprille Johnston
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, living like women in the days of yore. And surviving to the ripe old age of “died in childbirth.”

Nix
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so weird that all these "trad wife" content creators don't understand that everyone can tell that they aren't really happy or content with their own lives because they have such a strong need to talk down to and demonize people who don't want to live like they do. Women who are happy with their lives don't feel the need to screech about the "evils of feminism" at other women who don't want to be stay-at-home parents.

Janet L
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many women died when free birth was the only option…stop being smug and be bloody grateful you’ve got back up if it goes wrong.

MissMePhoenix
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People like this should be sterilized. We have enough. F*****g. People. On this planet. Without your *****help***** please stop. Please. ......or at least vaccinate and educate the children.

Jesha
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The crunchy bone broth drinker -> eugenecist pipeline is robust.

Charlotte Sandoval
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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was on board with the comment until she also said "I'm better than you." You're both sucky

OnlyMe
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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's not much risk so easy to choose this lifestyle. In 2024 (in developed countries) we can choose how we live. If that means we opt for "free birthing" we're lucky. So many women before us - or in developing countries didn't/.don't have that choice.

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Surprised How Many Women Replied To This

Surprised How Many Women Replied To This

My issue isn’t with women who want to stay home, it’s the way he speaks to his partner and all these women are acting like they would be fine being spoke to like that

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a reason a man's body is designed to impregnate a woman but not to carry a pregnancy. It's because his intended purpose is to be used as breeding stock and then get the hell out of her life. (in case it's necessary, disclaimer, this is sarcasm.)

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The Not Like The Other Girls subreddit has been around for years now, and it has never had a shortage of content. The community has 944k members, and it’s one of the largest subreddits on the platform. But just like everything else, it has changed a bit over time. A few years ago, the posts may have been more focused on girls who want everyone to know that they don’t wear makeup, don’t like “girly” things and don’t ever plan on getting married.  

Today, however, there seems to be an influx of women posting online about how they’re not like other girls because they’re not feminists. Trad wives are becoming increasingly popular online, and today, lots of “pick me” girls seem to be conservative, anti-abortion and really into drinking raw milk for some reason. 

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I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to opt for the Sugar Daddy in Greece option please.

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Love When This Like This Show Up On My Insta

Love When This Like This Show Up On My Insta

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Regardless of what makes a woman believe that she’s not like the rest of us, it’s sad to see girls who want to separate themselves from other women. The women that I know are strong, brilliant, brave, creative, intelligent, hilarious and fascinating. I would love to be like them! But sadly, many of us have been taught from a young age that we should be in competition with other women and should compare ourselves to other girls, so unless we unlearn that toxic idea, it can be easy to fall into a pattern of trying to prove that we’re better than other women. 

#10

"She Was Not Like Other Girls"

"She Was Not Like Other Girls"

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CK
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But also, they eat 4,000 calories a meal while being thin with little to moderate muscle definition.

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First Post Here, I Just Hate Book Shaming In General

First Post Here, I Just Hate Book Shaming In General

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Bart
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing screams I need attention more than putting 19th century Russian writers on the line... (and yes, I know Kafka is Czech)

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#12

Friend Of A Friend Made This Post. Ick Ick Ick All Around

Friend Of A Friend Made This Post. Ick Ick Ick All Around

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poison Ivy
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most women,and some married women like myself, (32 years) still dress up. We dress for ourselves and our men. Grow up! Hoe!

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Recently, the “not like other girls” women have also been labeled “pick me girls.” But they’re essentially the same archetype, women who go out of their way to separate themselves from other girls and gain male approval. But according to life coach Bayu Prihandito, we should approach this topic with empathy.

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“People, especially young women as they continue to grow up, have to navigate a society filled with mixed messages about their worth, identity, and the roles they are expected to play,” Prihandito told CNN. “And you have social media, the usual suspect, amplifying these messages and creating an environment where external validation is not just sought after but often seems necessary.”

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On A Facebook Group For "Boys Only"

On A Facebook Group For "Boys Only"

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Stardust she/her
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude, even I don’t wear dresses & skirts but that’s not my entire personality trait and I don’t feel like I’m not a girl because of that. You’re not special for doing something that is not even uncommon

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#15

I Hold A Ps4 Controller, I’m A Real Gamer Girl™️

I Hold A Ps4 Controller, I’m A Real Gamer Girl™️

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CK
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do the "actual" gamers think being a gamer is such an honored title?

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Internalized misogyny is a powerful and insidious thing that women need to be aware of to be able to break. Society tells us that women are one-dimensional beings who should love the color pink, taking care of the home, raising children and being submissive. And while there’s absolutely nothing wrong with any of those things if you genuinely want and enjoy them, the problem arises when girls are told that if they’re not like that, they must be super special and unique and quirky.   

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Woman

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Lost Penny
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be careful what you wish for. "Remember that nut-and-a-half I used to date 10 years ago? Wonder if some unfortunate soul ended up being stuck with her..." is hardly something to boast about.

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Obvious Mental Problem Diagnosed Based On Liking LED Zeppelin

Obvious Mental Problem Diagnosed Based On Liking LED Zeppelin

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It’s not these women’s fault that they’ve been sold the idea that most girls fit into a cookie-cutter mold. They did not come up with this idea themselves. However, in this day and age, we should not be perpetuating the belief that some women are better than others or that being “unique” makes you more valuable or attractive. Sadly, the media has done a great job at convincing men and women that girls who eat pizza or drink beer or actually like to spend all day in the kitchen are incredibly rare. 

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I’m Not A Regular Mom, I Just Enable My Husband

I’m Not A Regular Mom, I Just Enable My Husband

There is literally nothing that makes me hotter than women who endorse allowing your partner/spouse to get a total free pass from parenting, helping around the house, or having to do anything but relax because they bring home a paycheck.

Especially because so many women get stuck in sh*tty abusive relationships (physically, emotionally, financially, etc) and are made to think it’s the “norm” or “natural order.”

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Found On Tiktok

Found On Tiktok

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Jul_Jul_C
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hitting on the neighbour out of sheer pettiness. How fresh!

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No, It's Embarrassing To Put Down Other Women At A Party

No, It's Embarrassing To Put Down Other Women At A Party

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Lost Penny
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ri-iiight... That's why you are standing alone by the door without a single person in sight. Whatever makes you feel better I suppose.

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The manic pixie dream girl is a prime example of a “not like the other girls” woman that often appears in TV shows and films. This could be Alaska in Looking for Alaska, Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim v. The World, Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Summer in 500 Days of Summer and countless other female characters. This archetype is often portrayed through the male gaze and only there to enhance the male protagonist’s life or story. They usually don’t have much of a plot or development of their own and often leave him once they’ve served their purpose.   

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She's Not Like Other Moms

She's Not Like Other Moms

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🦄 Unicorn Princess
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ummmmm no! I had a c-section with my first and a vbac with my second. Recovery with my second daughter was much easier.

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On R/Askreddit

On R/Askreddit

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Little Wonder
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men, of course, never express preferences when it comes to how women look or act.

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Coworkers Talk

Coworkers Talk

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Lost Penny
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can overhear people talk about The Bachelor while listening to a book about physics, you are not listening to a book about physics really well. Invest in a better pair of headphones.

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Overall, the world should be much kinder to women. It seems like we can never win, whether we love Taylor Swift and Stanley cups or sports and metal music. Someone will always be judging us for our choices, so the least we can do is not judge each other and instead lift one another up. Women are awesome, regardless of what career path they choose and what they order at a restaurant! And we’re even more powerful when we work together.  

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I Was All For This Video Until She Started Putting Down Other Women For Their Wedding Dresses

I Was All For This Video Until She Started Putting Down Other Women For Their Wedding Dresses

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is drop dead gorgeous and I agree that there are some awful wedding dresses out there but she should have stopped after the 4th screenshot. It's not her place to attack others choices, just to lift up her own choice.

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That Clapping Emoji Doe

That Clapping Emoji Doe

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You’re Not Quirky

You’re Not Quirky

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Little Wonder
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women's rights got you to where you are today. It wasn't so long ago women couldn't open their own bank account, work after marriage, enroll in university, vote, keep their earnings...

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We hope these photos aren’t making you too uncomfortable, pandas. We know how cringey they can be, and we can only hope that some of them are satire. But if they’re sincere, we hope that these women will realize how much better life can be when they stop comparing themselves to other women. Keep upvoting the pics you find particularly painful, and then if you’re interested in seeing even more “pick me” girls, check out this Bored Panda article next! 

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Her Husband Doesn’t Allow Her To Have Male Friends

Her Husband Doesn’t Allow Her To Have Male Friends

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Internalized Misogyny Is Truly A Trip

Internalized Misogyny Is Truly A Trip

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Emerald Joanna
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person is really missing out on some beautiful female friendships. I absolutely adore women & my girlfriends. I see all women as potential friends, comrades, sisters.

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I Can’t Even Think Of A Clever Caption For This

I Can’t Even Think Of A Clever Caption For This

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ministry of the womb? BRB...gotta get something to wash this bile out of my mouth

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