#8 proves they are basically furry Velcro.

You notice it the first time you don’t fit the mold-judges, coaches, or the crowd react as if something about you doesn’t belong. She felt that too: competing against a standard built for someone else ...

Four years into its full-scale invasion, Russia controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory, where an estimated 3 million to 5 million people live ...

She notices a single offhand comment about her body, and everything inside her tightens. What felt private and safe now feels exposed, and she begins to pull back from the closeness she once welcomed.