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Submitted to Contest #79
My mother has always been hard on me. I was expected to be the best of the best,no matter what I was in. Soccer,math,volleyball,you name it,I had to be the best at it.I always had to place first,and look flawless while doing so.It was a stressful process,but I always reassured myself that it was for my own good. Colleges would be looking for the best of the best,right? Letting my mother down would be suicide. It’s not just with academics and sports,however. My brown hair had to be perfectly curled,with no spilt ends. My makeup had to be able...
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