Born This Way

It’s just another day. The expectations are all in your mind. The day doesn’t have to be perfect. It can be what you want it to be, anything you want. If you want to stay in bed all day and do nothing, do it. If you want to eat your body weight in chocolate, do it. If you don’t, don’t. Be you, do you and it doesn’t matter if you aren’t sure who that is. To hell with expectations of society, expectations from family and friends. Do what makes you happy.

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I was born w/ #congenital facial bone anomalies. I've had many reconstructive surgeries & am generally happy w/ my appearance. Recently I started volunteering as a reader at a preschool. It's been a really great experience! Today, student asked me what was wrong w/ my face and told me "eyes are supposed to be close together, not spread apart" then asked if his eyes looked like mine. I'm no stranger to this comment, especially from kids, they are genuinely curious. I gave him my typical response "I was #BornThisWay " to which he replied, "Oh, I was born this way" (pointed to his own face).