Because growing up isn’t about having the perfect body. It’s about looking at yours, scars and all, and saying: That’s me. Zip it. Let’s go.
The track jacket won’t close. The jeans are too tight. Or maybe it’s the opposite — you pull the zipper up on a new version of yourself, the one Dr. Sommer’s column hinted at: It’s normal to feel strange in your own skin. Everyone does. Bravo Dr Sommer Bodycheck Thats Me Boys Zip