It's even more poignant because Kathy is wearing my dress, the dress I wore to my senior prom. I bought it in March - after I'd been losing weight for two months. I loved the slinky, Hollywood-starlet way I felt in it. And then when it came time to wear it, I'd been losing weight for almost five months. I was a very well-made-up head on a spiky, bony frame. My mother grimly took pictures and didn't smile when I asked how I looked. "Not good," she said. Six months before I would have been devastated to hear her say that. By then I was numb, and too chronically angry with her (well, with myself) to care.
It's been four years. I thought about trying on the dress when I arrived home today - to see if the fabric still felt like water on my skin; to see how it fit me. I didn't. It's not mine anymore. Kathy wears it in a way that I never did - tall, confident, strong. It's hers now, more than it ever belonged to me.
I'm so proud of those two.
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And I am sure your sisters are proud of you!
Are they twins? I love the way how you three look original and similar at the same time.
Yep, Ola, they're 17-year-old twins. They are brilliant people.
Aww, they are beautiful! What a great photo.
This is so cute. Which dress is yours? I like them both!!!
My 17 year old bro went to prom on Saturday. Apparently, he only put deodorant on one arm and his whole group made fun of him (in a nice way) because he was majorly pitting out on one arm only. I thought you'd appreciate this slightly gross tale.
Cool sisters! i love that they're confident. hope they had fun.
I'm playing catch up--Great pictre, great story--i'd bet the green dress was yours.
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