Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you -- Summer 2008

I laughed and stood up to get a drink of the lemonade Mum got for me.  "I hope not," I said.  "Hopefully by then I'll be gorgeous and they won't care that I have one small scar."

I nodded at my daughter.  "You are already gorgeous," I assured my little girl, though I thought it was amazing that she did not seem to care much about what anyone thought of her.