Sarah Moy, Being a pre-teen (PEOPLE 2021)

It is hard and you can't win. In 2021 there is a lot of pressure on an almost teenager. Get good grades, focus in school, be socially capable, be you but don't be the you that you are, be the your that people expect you to be! Your hair is red and curly, you need to fix that, you have freckles? No! You need to fix that. It is exhausting. Can you see it on her face? It is exhausting.

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