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 […]
I was quite large as a child and teenager. Raised in a classic Southern fast food family, my childhood environment included poor nutrition & low activity on a daily basis. At my heaviest, I weighed over 250 lbs and since I was always taller than most other kids (I was 5’8 by 6th grade), I […]
I wanted to submit my photo because it’s a sensitive issue for me. I was made fun of, and bullied in elementary school and by the kids in my neighborhood. Everything from being told I would “never be pretty”, “no one will love you”, and throwing food at my face. So I buried myself in my studies […]
My mom says she tried to talk me out of it, but I insisted on wearing this sweater with the big buttons on it for my 6th grade school photo. I was very unpopular in middle school and dealt with a lot of female bullying before anyone was really doing anything about it. It was […]
I can remember I had to dress myself for school in the morning since my mom had to leave early for work. This included bright green sweatpants and turtle necks under everything including my T-shirts. I just wanted to be comfortable at school. Girls would ask me if I owned a pair of jeans. I asked […]
This is a picture of me at around 10 years old. My mom, my sister, and I were living in a small town in northern Jersey at the time. Making and keeping friends was always difficult; my parents were divorced (at a time when that was not the norm) and we were one of only […]
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 am PR Specialist/Owner of Pink Rain PR. I am a former arts and entertainment writer. I have interviewed various celebrities from actors to musicians, continue to report on the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival and have been involved in many different forms of media. I have had the opportunity to model on behalf […]