by Emilie (13)

I have always been the tallest girl in my class and sometimes even the tallest kid in my class. When I was younger, it didn’t bother me. Back then nobody really noticed what each other wore or how they looked. But now, people look. They notice and say things like, ‘Wow, you’re tall! How old are you? I bet you are the tallest in your class!'

by Alisha Renee

When I was in high school, I hated looking in the mirror. No matter which way I turned, there was no escaping my freckles or my high waist—the two things I hated most about my appearance. I couldn’t do much about my high waist, but I could fix the freckle situation. Oh, how I longed for pure, flawless skin!