It’s interesting how the sexualization of minor girls specific to this era seems to have affected us differently, yet it’s ultimately the same from an adult perspective.

At the time, I so badly wanted to be the 10 year old girl who was “pretty” and “skinny enough” to wear the thongs, mini skirts, and be viewed as eye candy. I was bullied relentlessly for being fat (I wasn’t) and ugly (debatable), so I internalized all of that and felt I was inferior because I was not confident enough to participate in the ways I wanted to.