I was born in Valparaiso, Chile amongst some of the world’s most famous beaches. My mother died when I was six-years-old, and my father was a very hard man to please. I grew up with no friends, no family on my mother’s side, and very little interaction with the rest of my family. All of […]
The summer between 2nd and 3rd grade my family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. I had really thick hair and my Mom couldn’t get it to stay curled so she decided to perm it. It was a very tight perm and I ended up with hair shaped like a triangle. New school plus the hair […]
Even though it’s not in the picture, I wore big old lady transition lenses, my teeth were crooked, and I had no sense of style. At the start of the school year, I was in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. The kids in the class weren’t friendly to me because I was a […]
As an only child, Tristin has felt awkward for most of her life. Usually spending her free time with her imagination and playing in her grandmother’s garden. She never had any friends growing up. The one friend she did have in 6th grade told her that once they get to Junior High they were no […]
My awkward years were from fourth grade through the middle of eighth. I remember feeling pretty sad through the first half my eight grade year. What a hard age! You’re struggling to find out who you are, what makes you feel comfortable, what your identity is and going to be. I had a sense of […]
My picture is me in 6th grade, 11 years old, I had braces and was trying to do the “no bang” style with my big old forehead. I have had bangs ever since. At the time we were living in Raymond, Washington, a small town on the coast of Washington State. My parents moved from Logan, […]
To put it mildly, growing up sucked. I think both my parents were, how shall I put this, um diagnosable. Which means they couldn’t take care of themselves, let alone 5 children. I didn’t have much guidance when it came to things like nutrition, hygiene, social skills, and certainly not fashion. My childhood was incredibly […]
I started jr high a few weeks after we moved back from Arkansas. So not only did I get to start 7th grade in a brand new school and brand new state, I also had no idea how to style my hair or how to put an outfit together! I was teased about my southern […]