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They want no hair on your body. So dip your body in wax, like sacrificial goat served on platter with honey.

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Nobody said there shouldn’t be bullying. The teachers didn’t care.

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If I had never been told I was a 3 when I was in sixth grade, perhaps my life would have been different. I can talk about “what if” all day, but the reality of the situation is I was told I was a 3.

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“You’re beautiful,” he says. I stay silent.

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When you go out, you always end up getting too messed up due to a combination of accepting too many free drinks from losers and drinking by yourself in the corner while your friends meet nice, college-educated guys with jobs.