An article Tina wrote on learning to love all the parts of yourself, even the imperfect pieces:

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'Embracing all parts of yourself, even your imperfections, is when you will find your real beauty.

Sometimes the briefest moments in life completely change how we see ourselves, especially when we are young and impressionable.

For me, that moment came in fifth grade. The new girl in our class, who was beautiful, had tanned skin and had already developed breasts was the girl all the boys ogled over. For some reason, she began to give me quite a lot of attention — but not the kind of attention I, or anyone else, would want..."