Sometimes I avoid watching my shadow when I walk so I can’t see how obvious my limp is. It’s probably the one thing about being an amputee that still makes me self conscious because it’s so glaringly obvious something is different about me even when I’m wearing pants or a long skirt and you can’t see my prosthesis…

I think it was around the time I had 11 years old that my feet started to look funny. At the time, I was taking homeopathic treatments for bad allergies and I thought all those vials may have had something to do with the shrinking of my toes. All other toes kept growing normal, except for the 4th toe in both of my feet. It’s not like my feet looked like a Sally Hansen’s commercial before but now…

My name is Skyler and I’m 13 and I’m right in the middle of puberty. I’ve had skin issues since I was little so I’ve always struggled with that. But once I hit puberty I really hit a rough spot that I haven’t gotten out of. I don’t think my acne is beautiful, but I also don’t think it makes me ugly anymore. I am not obligated to love every part about myself though…

Hi! My name’s Lucy, I’m 14, and my body is a bit different. I was born with a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and it makes my life a never-ending mess of medical things. It means that my body doesn’t produce collagen correctly, and it causes chronic joint and muscular pain, partial and full dislocations of multiple joints, and…

The last time I remember having clear skin it was summertime, and I was maybe 10 years old. My step brother who was at least 15 was getting his first break out. Back then I laughed and teased. Oh how ironic as I sure fill his shoes these days. Haha! Over the span of my high school years my face slowly became engulfed with peaks and valleys…