“When I was a kid, circa the late 90s and early 2000s, I hated even the idea of having my picture taken. I was never super slim and felt perpetually awkward, so except for the annual school picture and mandatory after-school activity shoot, I did my best to avoid it altogether. Nearly three decades later, I can’t say things have changed,” writes Holly Garcia. But something is different this year: her determination to get in the family photos. And she’s explaining why.

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