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Freckle face, Pippi Long Stocking, Spotty Dotty.... Those are merely a few of the names that I was called when I was younger. Ever since I was born I have looked "different" from others and always stood out in the crowd. I have red curly hair and an abundance of freckles.
When I was younger, I can remember coming home from school very upset and frustrated because I looked so weird. I mean, no one else but my sister Michelle and I had freckles. (My sister and I have the same complexion and get mistaken for each other all the time, she is three years older then me.) I would think to myself, "Where did I get these horrible things from? Neither one of my parents had them. What did I do wrong to be cursed with them?" At times I would even scrub my face until it turned beet red trying to get rid of my freckles.
Everywhere I went people seemed to stare at me. Some people would even say things to me like, "What are all those dots on your face?" or "Where did you get all those freckles?" I ...