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Expectations, with Coco Fleming

Today's guest is Coco Fleming, who shares her original poem, "Expectations" about the thoughts of teenage girls.

Expectations

By: Coco Fleming

Every day I overhear girls talking negatively about themselves. Saying things like, my hair looks so bad today, or does this top look okay? Because I think I look ugly. So I wrote this for all the girls:

1. Wake up, pull yourself out of your bed then put on an outfit that fits all of the trends, so you're not the odd one out.

2. Put on some makeup. So you can fit in and feel confident in your own skin. You can’t even recognize yourself at this point…

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