children
There are theories that early-onset puberty is caused by chemicals in food, or light from TVs and computers. I don't know why it's happening, and I don't know what we can do about it.
adolescence
From fourth grade on, I looked like I was about 25 years old.
crushes
As the only black kid. On. The. Entire. Island of Santa Catalina. I didn’t have much by way of prospects.