“You Have Huge Tits!” — My Middle School Nightmare
At the tender age of ten, my mother pulled me aside one day and uttered the words that marked the end of my child modeling career: “You need to start wearing a bra.”
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The innocence of my childhood was shattered at that moment, as I was made acutely aware of the changes happening to my body and the expectations that came with it. It was a sobering realization that I was no longer just a carefree kid, but that my body was now subject to scrutiny and judgment.
In that moment of defeat, my gaze fell upon my best friend, a fellow model, who was effortlessly frolicking in a cotton outfit. She now stands at 5'9" and 110 pounds, strutting down runways with ease. As I compared myself to her, I was hit with the realization that I was different. I could never frolic joyously in cotton-like she could, or run without feeling the…