Deep down, I care!

When I look at my twelve year old brother, he makes me thank God that I don’t have to go back through the crazy times of being in middle school. He will be in the seventh grade next year and right now his life revolves around sports and girls. Like all middle school boys, he has recently started to worry about his face. He has had a few pimples pop up and since he has two older sisters, we have been harassing him ever since to take better care of his face. We have even gone to the extent to purchase him his very own acne cleanser. I consider taking care of your face a very important thing to do and I don’t want him to have any reason for other kids to make fun of him. I know that in middle school kids can be brutal and him having a “pizza face” is only giving kids ammo to make fun of himself. We have also been teaching him about having self confidence and that there is nothing for him to be ashamed of when it comes to his personal appearance. I want my brother to have a lot better self esteem than I did at his age!!