Ohh this made me tear up. "I thought" is the right form there, for sure. Thought, only. You were bloody beautiful. I don't know, does anyone know they are, though, at 15-16? Also,what's up with the corner of the photo, is that reflection or? (the one where you're modelling - also, you go, Dad, for trying to tell the bloody obvious to a self-doubting girl <3).
Fuck. I really loved getting to know more about you in the way back. Questions, did your parents mind you skipping school? I'm guessing they didn't too much, esp with your Dad surfing too. Mine certainly didn't and thank fuck for that. Also, was working in the clean/healthy cafe change your outlook on diet? I can not see you as someone addicted to deep fryed anything, you've just got such a great diet imo. Pj Harvey's wonderful. And so are you. <3 I'm so glad I read this.
I'm not sure what's in the foreground! Dad always took photos of us girls. My sister was the beautiful one and everyone would say it so that damaged my self esteem a lot.
My folks didn't know I skipped school. They were trying to make me feel better for being bullied. They probably suspected - Mum told me only recently she knew I smoked in my room - but chose my battles. I was such an emotional teen. I remember getting my results and bawling because I just didn't believe I even passed given my lack of study in Year 12. But my folks were always proud of me no matter what. That makes me tear up now. I went on to do great in my further education but honestly if I was to do anything again it'd be my last year of school.
I grew up in a vegetarian household so the healthy cafe was really nothing new.
But seriously who doesn't like fried food? Yesterday dinner was fried Korean cabbage pancakes ... Yum!
Thanks for your enthusiasm. You know it's only really recently I have recognized I was beautiful.