Graduation Dress
Today, I tried on graduation dresses. And despite what I would have assumed a year ago, my first thought wasn't about my body, or how the dress looked on me. My eyes didn't go directly to my stomach, my arms, or my hips. My eyes just- stared. Not anywhere in particular, but at me . Because I looked beautiful. "I look beautiful." It was such a surreal moment. Not just because it hit me that after this year I'm done high school (even though it still feels like I'm in grade 9), but because if I'm being completely honest, I didn't plan on making it this far. As a child, I envisioned a future for myself, but that began to fade during my teenage years as I became more and more engulfed in my disordered thoughts. To the point where I decided to stop trying, in everything. I gave up. But man, I am SO glad I didn't. Because now, I get to graduate with my best friends. I get to go to university and go into a career that can help people like me. I can atten