Excerpt from the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Is there a price to pay?? YES!!! Pregnancy or getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), having to tell the man you love and want to marry that you have had many sexual partners, that you have a sexually transmitted disease that he is [...]
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Excerpt From The Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I used to have a fear about going without makeup and having someone see me. One morning I chose not to wear makeup, and I was also going to speak in front of about 15 people. So it was a double whammy! The [...]
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Excerpt From The Revised and Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Your first period is the beginning of your journey to becoming a young woman. The average age for menstruation to start is twelve years old, although some girls start as early as eight or nine or as late as seventeen.” The more aware [...]
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Excerpt From The Revised & Updated of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Every time we make good decisions for ourselves, remember that we empower ourselves and develop a stronger sense of self. Remember the “Power Circle”-the more you do things you know are right for you, the more confidence you will have and the less [...]
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Excerpt From The Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I have seen alcohol do as much damage as drugs do; just because alcohol is legal for people over the age of 21 doesn’t mean there are no risks. Plenty of people ruin their lives through Alcohol.” Because teens know that when [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I started watching my weight and the things I ate because I thought I was overweight. My friends said I wasn’t but I thought they were lying so I kept dieting. I got so skinny that I had to go to the hospital. [...]
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Every Morning I wake up and hit the ground running and then somewhere around 10:00 Am I realize that I’m on auto-pilot. I sit back, take a couple of deep breaths and come into my body. I know I am not alone when I say that I am very grateful for my life, but sometimes [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “I believe creativity is very important and that everyone is creative. When I hear people say, “Oh, I’m not creative,” that just tells me that they have never explored this side of their personality. Exploring various hobbies is one way to stimulate our [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “When we are communicating with strangers over the Internet there are precautions that we should take. Take this seriously — you just never know who you are chatting with.” Get off the site and log out if you feel uncomfortable at all. Save [...]
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Excerpt From the Revised & Updated Edition of My Feet Aren’t Ugly “Every time you make fun of someone or talk about people behind their backs, you act like you’re better than they are. It leaves you feeling bad because you know deep down that you are not better than they are.” Kids talk behind [...]
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