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Did you think I was cool when you met me? I worried about that. I worried that you would think I was too much when you met me. Because I was listening to Grizzly Bear while we watched Irma Vep movies, because I was too high to think straight and fell asleep all the time and wore those fake topsiders and hated everybody in that class. I worried that you would think I was trying to be cool, and think that I was failing because all of those things were pretty not cool. But I didn’t care a lot and you said, “So you’re pretty eccentric huh?” when you met me and I said, “I don’t think so, no?” And I was confused. So we just danced at Sundance and drank filthy Stella Artois and kissed like hands trying to hold each other.

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Submission #7: My name is Julia, When my mom left me for her boyfriend I moved in with my depressed alcoholic dad, living in such a shitty home life has caused me to skip a year of highschool and apply to as many colleges as possible hoping to get away from this and become a productive person like my sisters, I’m going to be 16 living off FAFSA and a part it me job completely alone in college, it’s kind of scary.. My aspirations in life include, becoming a hair stylist and proving that you can rise above what’s brought you down. <3

recognizing some familiar faces in here!

hello old friends

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Submission #6: I’m Jennifer. I’m a 21 year old college student, in the process of applying to graduate school. I am terrified that I will have to take out more student loans to pay for my education…I’m already $20,000 in debt. I’m afraid that I won’t have enough money to provide for my kids down the line. I’m terrified. 
Submission #5: I am a broke, lesbian, hopeful, big-hearted, alcoholic, fuck-up poet/artist/musician/typical Sagittarius looking for a way out, and a way to live again.
Submission #4: Tired. Beat down. Burnout. Addicted. Trying to find my strength again
Submission #3: Soon-to-be art school graduate with no promise of a career in photography on the horizon.Bored, sarcastic, and drowning in student loan debt. 
Submission #2: I’m the kind of person who is always smiling and laughing, but there are times where I just can’t do it anymore. The times where sometimes I just need to be alone with no questions about it. I’m in the process of still learning to accept myself. I don’t exactly know WHO I exactly am as a person, but I do know that I will stay true to the words that come out of my mouth. I’ve learned that everyone is going to judge me, but I need to ask myself whether their comments matter or not.
Submission #1: Morgan, I’m a barista, I’m seventeen. I’m trying to find out what I’m supposed to do with my life. I’m scared of growing up. All my friends say they can’t wait to do so, I wish I could be seventeen for ever.
I WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO YOU GUYS

if you’ve followed us since you first started tumblr, when we first created this blog, or even recently

we spent more than a year taking submissions of girls who wanted to be featured on the site that had issues with themselves, resulting in notes after notes of reblogs and likes and we got rewarded with messages telling us how we’ve changed their lives just a tiny bit from being posted on the site, it gave them some sense of dignity, erased the vulnerability for just a short time and gave them hope

it turned into something we were awful sad about because the site didn’t really have a purpose like it did before when we first created this site for whatever reason we weren’t even aware of

FYPG turned into something people looked forward to, something mimi and i looked forward to coming home to, to be a part of us

what we gave to you eventually became what you gave to us and it made us so very happy

so i have a proposition for you..
before this post i asked “i’m a broke photographer looking for my own peace of mind, what are you?” - the answers i’ve received are so incredible that i’d like to share them with you

right now, pretty girls has over 46,000 followers

if you’re struggling, if you don’t know what you want to do with your life, if you’re confused, if you’re a high school student who feels on the edge, or a broke college student, or if you have even the slightest feeling that YOU have something to stand for-

i will be opening up submissions for a short time  

MAN or WOMAN - i want you to submit a photo of yourself that explains YOUR LIFE your STORY and i will post it for our followers to see

if you’re lost and you’re tired of feeling alone 
if you’re feeling whatever it is you’re feeling and you want to share

share
breathe
you are only human

in best regards,
morgan - fypg staff 

submit here

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