Criticism

　　The criticism: how I looked

　　The reasons you chose this:

　　- lazy, careless in my attitude

　　- attracting undesirable people

　　- but appearance did not mean everything

　　When I was in school, I was criticized because of how I looked. I had long hair of many colors – often a mix of black,blond and blue. My clothes were big and baggy; nobody saw my shoes because my pants were so long and dragged on the ground. I felt comfortable in this way. It was a way of expressing my feelings about the world around me. However, my family didn’t agree with this. They said it made me look lazy and careless in my attitude. People thought I didn’t care about my parents either. They were worried about me and about my appearance attracting undesirable people. I know they were just trying to show their love to me. I was the top student in my class, so to me, looks and appearance didn’t mean everything.