I'm doing 43 things
I’m a sophomore in highschool and I’ve been pulling my eyelashes since I was in second grade. People can tell that I look different, but they don’t really know what’s different about me unless they look really hard. I’m tired of looking different. I want to stop wearing eyeliner to cover up my lack of lashes. I want to leap into a pool and not worry about the makeup washing off. I want to be able to sleep over at a friend’s house and not wake up early to run to the bathroom and hide my eyes with liner before she wakes up. I want to wear mascara. I want to catch snowflakes on my eyelashes.
But most of all, I want to feel beautiful.
That’s why I’m going to stop, starting right now. I’ve never really come out to anyone about this before, and writing what I am right now feels really great. This condition is not easy to overcome (trust me, I’ve been at it for eight years), but it is possible.
To all those who are fighting this difficult battle, you have another soldier alongside you.
