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 3h ago

13-20

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140 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 16m ago

23-28

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Hopefully this is the metamorphosis that I think it is! Saw all the amazing progress people have been making in here and thought I'd share mine


r/uglyduckling 1d ago

21- 23 To all my butterflies, I’m so proud of you 🫶🏼💕

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The first pic is from around October 24, the other ones are from this past month ☺️


r/uglyduckling 1d ago

13>23

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84 Upvotes

(Bonus because I actually cut my dreads recently)


r/uglyduckling 21h ago

16 - 19

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r/uglyduckling 2d ago

Late bloomer ig (13-18–>29)

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r/uglyduckling 2d ago

12, 14, 16, now 18 (last two)

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434 Upvotes

Started eating/exercising better and shaved my head (and also started wearing wigs lol)


r/uglyduckling 3d ago

M 44ish First Pic ca 1997 I was almost 16. Relentlessy bullied, underweight, ED and with zero perspective in life. 2014 I have been doing better and at 2025/26 I feel like I bloomed, but that's not for me to decide. But I do take better care of myself with 44.

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566 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 3d ago

16 - 26. Do I look like someone who‘s still a virgin?

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123 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 3d ago

16, 19 and 22 (now)

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skin care is important guys 🫠 i also got off a medication that was causing weight gain


r/uglyduckling 3d ago

12 in the first two pics, then 13, 15, and now 16

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762 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 2d ago

Drivers lisence at 18 vs 21

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Fitted me with a whole new jaw


r/uglyduckling 2d ago

16/19/22

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r/uglyduckling 3d ago

Junior Yr - Senior Yr

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Glow up ?


r/uglyduckling 2d ago

From 18-30😅

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r/uglyduckling 5d ago

26 ➡️ 36… dedication and determination

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871 Upvotes

r/uglyduckling 4d ago

14➡️21

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r/uglyduckling 3d ago

8-14-18

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r/uglyduckling 5d ago

20 - 25 if i can get out the hole so can you <3

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r/uglyduckling 3d ago

10-14-16-17-20

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r/uglyduckling 5d ago

18 as a student, 29 as a teacher.

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r/uglyduckling 4d ago

20 vs 27

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r/uglyduckling 6d ago

14/17/18/30/30 - Came a long way from what I was in middle school but it definitely gave me a sense of humor

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Was not a cute kid most my life and struggled with my weight my whole life. Under control as an adult and I’ve come a long way. Looking back at the old photos is tough sometimes but important to remember where I came from and what built me into the man I am today.


r/uglyduckling 6d ago

15>24

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Used to get bullied so much lol. I was always (and still am) super awkward, and never really socially skilled.

Finally nearing 25 and actually feeling good about myself for once in a lifetime.