We're teaching our kids that attributes as vague and relatively meaningless as a toothy smile or a fine head of hair make a fine statement about a person.
It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked...
In junior high school I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress...
My parents' divorce left me with a lot of sadness and pain and acting and especially humour was my way of dealing with all that.