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Hi, I'm Melanie Veering. I'm a primary school educator and mum of three.
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If I could have one wish,
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it would be to write to my childhood self and say
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female.
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Ignore all those damaging and mixed messages about what to wear,
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what to eat,
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how to look and act
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and how to please and be liked.
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Instead,
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listen to the words of your remarkable and
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insightful teenage daughter of the 21st century.
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Yes, that's right. You have a daughter, Mom,
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she said.
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I have no desire to look like or be like anyone else.
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I just want to be my own kind of beautiful,
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empowering and insightful words, Don't you think?
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I am fuelled by the belief that young people can find their own kind of beauty,
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their identity
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in my privileged work as a teacher,
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I've designed and delivered education programmes
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that have explored mental health,
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diversity,
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inclusion
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and body image,
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just some of the key issues facing our youth today.
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I believe I can advocate positive change through enlightens education workshops.
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I thrive on people's backstories,
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and I hope my story has inspired you to find out more
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If you could write to your childhood self.
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What would you say to advocate positive change