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The Power Of Words: How A Comment Shattered Self-Confidence
I've always been self-conscious about what I wear. I grew up poor and shopped in thrift stores out of necessity. I grew up in a town of 8k people - there was a Target (before it was cool), a Wal-Mart 10 miles across the river, and the nearest mall was …