I’ve been overweight since childhood. Kids bullied me at school, I avoided group photos in college, and I couldn’t even imagine going to the beach.

laughed. “But at least we’ll look happy!”

We placed his phone on the table and set the camera timer.

In the first picture, I covered my stomach with my hands.

In the second, I tried turning sideways.

But just before the third picture, Grandpa suddenly made a ridiculous face and shouted:

“Emily, this isn’t a beauty contest! This is our life!”

I laughed so hard that I completely forgot to hide my body.

And at that exact moment, the camera captured us.

When I looked at the picture, my eyes automatically searched for all the things I usually hated about myself.

But then I noticed Grandpa’s expression.

He was looking at me with such pride that you’d think I was the most beautiful girl in the world.

And for the first time, I saw something other than my weight in a photograph.

I saw my happiness.

That evening, I posted

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