The health risks of maturing early

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10. This is so true! I can remember stopping by the fire house

With my father when I was 10 or 11 yo. I had dressed up a bit because we were heading to the hospital to visit mom after her hysterectomy, but he had to drop off some budget reports. I went in with him because they had ping-pong and shuffleboard to keep me entertained while he filed the reports. I can remember him having words with one of the younger firefighters because he was saying “look at the headlights on her”. I cried. I thought he was talking about my knobby knees. I would have been more upset if I really knew what he meant. Dad never took me back to the firehouse after that.

I was the only girl in my 3rd grade class wearing a bra because it was needed. I got in trouble for whacking a kid who kept snapping my bra straps. The teacher, Mrs Barclays, took me out in the hall and told me to stop disturbing the class, that I should be happy because it meant he liked me, AND she said she give a months salary to have what I had. Even in 3rd grade I was mortified that she spoke to me that way. I told my mom, but she didn’t do anything about it.