Would he think I’m beautiful if I looked like her?
Growing up, I was constantly looking for answers about beauty through other people.
It began in fifth grade when I realized that my crush wasn’t interested in a 5’5”, 125-pound, fair-skinned, brown-eyed girl. I wasn’t “Dawson Beautiful,” he said, referring to the fact that I wasn’t 5’2″, 90 pound, sun-kissed or a green-eyed girl like my classmate.
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