Periods, Puberty, and Crushes: Middle School Girls Are Finally In the Spotlight
The most mortifying day of my life happened when I was in middle school, as I’m sure it was for everyone.
I’ll spare you the extended details of that perilous day, but the long and short of it is that a popular girl sitting in front of me in class made a remark about how ugly glasses and braces look together. Behind her, I silently wished I could rip those pesky neon pink braces off my teeth and shove my oversized Ray-Bans into my pocket. Alas, when she turned around to ask me a question, she gasped loud enough for the entire class to hear.
“Oh my God,” she said. “I’m so so sorry for what I said about braces and glasses being ugly. I’m sure you heard me. But you’re pulling it off!”