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its not a joke anymore

August 27, 2011
By lezziefarie GOLD, Palestine, Texas
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lezziefarie GOLD, Palestine, Texas
13 articles 2 photos 18 comments

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sometimes you get away with a mistake and other times life forces you to watch the one you love, love some one else......

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she looked in the mirror
what everyone else saw is not what she pictured

she saw ugly, she saw fat and unlovable.... we saw beautiful and perfect

she wouldn't eat
it started out small
a skipped meal no dessert

she lost weight she exercised constantly her heart couldn't handle the stress

she's laying in a hospital bed
her battle's not over
WE'RE STILL FIGHTING FOR HER

© Monica L., St. George, UT

The author's comments:
anorexia is no joke. more and more teens turn to this sickness to meet the pressures of a thin world
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katieRainbows BRONZE said...
on Apr. 16 2012 at 9:54 am
katieRainbows BRONZE, Stockton, California
2 articles 2 photos 38 comments

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I was going to take over the world, but I got distracted by something sparkly.

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wow right to the point and it was great pix you can email me now
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 13 2012 at 9:24 pm
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
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&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur

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I really enjoyed reading this is paints a potrait of the sad amercian society and how they overlook the 'small' things...whats small to them is huge to the ones dealing with issues such as this...
emmabergman GOLD said...
on Jan. 13 2012 at 8:24 pm
emmabergman GOLD, ., New Jersey
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I really like the simplicity of your work, but the overall powerful feeling it gives off. This is a serious subject and you did really well with it :)
freedomwriter7 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 7 2012 at 12:27 pm
freedomwriter7 PLATINUM, T-town, Illinois
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This is really honest and true...nice work. It's wonderful when people draw attention to the things society likes to overlook.