I have never had a perfect body, and it has
never bothered me until now, my last year at Duke. I am wondering why
after four years of feeling confident in the way I look, I am just now
starting to compare myself to the girls on campus. The whole women's
initiative findings report thing-- about how girls leave Duke with
much less self-confidence than when they enter Duke-- really seems to
be ringing true in my personal experience. I hate that I am going to
be entering into the world dealing with body image issues that I feel
like I should be over by now-- isn't high school the appropriate time
to really care about this stuff? Adults shouldn't be worried about
their weight, and suddenly it is all I think about. Thanks, Duke
culture, for this sweet little parting gift.