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By: Bratt22

I realize that everyone has something they don't like

about their own body, something they might be ashamed of.

Some people are fat. Others have pimples. Some kids have a

birthmark or particular malformation that their parents try to

convince them to be proud of. "God made you that way," they

tell their children. A hair-lip. Or a mole. But I would

trade with any of these kids, because I think my case is

entirely unique.

    I have a thumb growing out of my forehead.

That's right. An actual thumb. It's not a big

thumb, really, just a normal sized one, and in fact a pretty

good looking thumb if I do say so myself. Still, I've

tried covering it up with bangs and other hair styles. Or by

wearing scarves or headbands, pretending to be stylish.

Although most days I just try tucking it under the brim of a

hat. Thing is, nothing I ever do really hides it well

enough... you know, so that I can feel comfortable around my

friends at school. Take it from me, a thumb growing out of

your forehead can be really embarrassing. And I hardly ever

get asked to the dances.

My mother doesn't help much either. Sometimes when

she's trying to fix it (like when she's manicuring

the nail or trying to "pretty it up" with, say, pink or red

nail polish) she tells me, worriedly, that it's beginning

to look more like a toe than a thumb. I just roll my eyes.

She can be so insensitive sometimes. When she's not

looking I wiggle it at her, mockingly. Oh, and she hates

whenever I show people I can bend and move it. "You know

that's not polite," she says.

Anyways. Other people try to be nice about it. They try

to joke and make me feel better by saying things like,

"Hitch-hiking would be so easy for you! Just think! If its

cold you can keep both hands in your pockets!" I mean, I

appreciate their up-beat attitudes, most of them; they're

just trying to be nice. It's just that, not everyone is

so nice. I mean, it really pisses me off when guys at my

school whisper things like "mind if I hang my jacket" or even

worse, when they pretend to be friendly but then give me that

"thumbs-up" signal and walk away laughing. Jeez! I just tell

myself that they suffer from "thumb-envy" because they know

it's bigger than anything they've got.

Bunch of assholes.

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DAlvares

I enjoyed it. But I think some of your periods should be commas or semi-colons. I know this is a matter of style. But the periods kept stalling me.

May 30, 2013
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WQAdmin

This is weird, but interesting . . . I guess.

December 21, 2013
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