This is my 4th grade 1st day of school photo. I wanted to look tough, but I also kind of, sort of, wanted to look cute (darn!). I couldn't let the sneakers and baggy shorts go, and I couldn't accomplish the chest, but I COULD swing my hips a little. And I was really excited about my hair, which my mom crimped for my special day.
I also noticed my guy friends looking at me differently when I arrived at school. The typical walk from the school bus to the classroom door felt like a runway. I didn't know if I liked it. I mean I liked the attention, but I didn't want to lose my friends.
But that's the fine line between beauty and desire Eco says in History of Beauty . Beauty is when you can look at a beautiful tree, and can walk away. But if you want to take an apple, that's desire. I didn't want to be taken away, but I liked being admired.
Question: Can't a girl get both?
Answer: No, not unless he has a girlfriend. Wait, I retract, no.
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