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One Size Fits All

August 18, 2010
By _i_like_socks_ SILVER, Norton, Other
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_i_like_socks_ SILVER, Norton, Other
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We were on a school trip to London, and we ate dinner in Planet Hollywood. After eating, we went downstairs to the gift shop. My friends were all excited, buying glow-in-the-dark souvenirs and hooded tops with the restaurant’s logo on it. I hung back with two of my friends whom I didn’t expect would buy anything.
I was wrong. They spotted a pink t-shirt that said ‘No Photos Please’ written across it and instantly wanted to buy it. They encouraged me to buy one too so that we could all wear them together.
“Look!” they said. “There are three left!” Actually, this wasn’t true. There were three left in size small.
They laughed and commented on how lucky it was to get the last three. I laughed along with them – wow, what a coincidence! Yes, we must buy them.
And so we did. As my friends headed up to the till, I purposefully hung back to let a group of girls cut me off from them.
I switched the t shirt for an extra-large and headed up after my friends to pay. I’m not skinny like they are, but they made me feel it.

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wordnerd54 SILVER said...
on Aug. 25 2010 at 10:15 am
wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
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That was such a sweet little story; I really liked it.  I hear ya, we'll just say I've outgrown a size 2.
DaddyzUnwantedDolly PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 22 2010 at 1:24 pm
DaddyzUnwantedDolly PLATINUM, Raliegh, North Carolina
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I really liked this.. I'm inbetween a size 2-3 so I can't really relate. I understand though.
Shminkanator5000 SILVER said...
on Aug. 21 2010 at 6:40 pm
Shminkanator5000 SILVER, Rochester, New York
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Yeah that's happened to me too. All my friends are sizes 0 or 2. And honey, you don't even want to KNOW what size I am. I always get really embarissed when we go to the mall. At least we're not alone.

Very well written, I loved it. Read some of my stuff? I'd love that =)

Niftygrrl BRONZE said...
on Aug. 19 2010 at 11:16 pm
Niftygrrl BRONZE, Norfolk, Virginia
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&ldquo;We are all a little weird and life&#039;s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.&rdquo;- dr suess<br /> <br /> &quot;Saying &#039;I notice you&#039;re a nerd&#039; is like saying, &#039;Hey, I notice that you&#039;d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you&#039;d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?&#039; In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even &#039;lame&#039; is kind of lame. Saying &#039;You&#039;re lame&#039; is like saying &#039;You walk with a limp.&#039; Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he&#039;s done all right for himself.&quot; <br /> &mdash; John Green

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I can so relate.Plus this was extremly well written! Loved it!

Check out mine?