What is Alopecia? I am very lucky to have Alopecia because I am healthy. Alopecia is just a thing that someone is born with or gets it at any age. It is where your hair follicles don’t recognize the thing that helps your hair grow. So then, it is the thing that helps it to […]
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My Glasses By Maily Mazariego (Age 9)
Hi! My name is Maily Mazariego. If you didn’t know, I wear glasses. I remember when I got them for the first time. I didn’t want to wear them. I thought everyone was going to laugh or make fun of me. I did not think that mostly everyone wears glasses and they don’t get bullied. […]
Asthma is my Invisible Difference By Ryan Walker (Age 9)
I am mainly an average kid who loves to play sports, read and play with my lizard. Like any other kid who has a sibling, I fight with my twin brother Brooks. He also comforts me. But I am not writing about him today. I’m writing about an invisible difference. Before we get to that […]
Project Flaunt Sweeps Winner!!!!
Congrats to Monika Rauba’s 5th grade classroom at Columbia Explorers STEM Academy in Chicago, IL for winning the PROJECT FLAUNT SWEEPS!!!!
My Amazing Brother By Cole Hillman (Age 10)
Hi. My name is Cole. I am ten years old and I like to play soccer, basketball, golf and baseball. I also like video games and playing with my friends. My family has a special place in my heart, especially my brother named Jack. He is amazing. My brother Jack has Down Syndrome, Type 1 […]
The Life Inside You By Anna Elizabeth G. Martinez-Graham (Age 10)
I have autism and I am okay with it. It does not matter how our lives are. You can’t hide it, flaunt it! I may be different and that’s okay! I never feel insecure about my autism. You shouldn’t feel that way either. You and I, we are […]
I’m Grateful for the Tragedy By Margo Arnold
When I was twenty-seven years old, I was in a fire. I was severely burned and spent six weeks in the hospital. I had five years of plastic surgery, seven years of litigation. I went into shock. It took twenty years to gain any semblance of emotional stability. Now seventy-nine, I’ve survived several things since […]
I Love Being Unique! By Shona Karp
Hi! I’m Shona, and I was born with only one eye. I think having one eye is pretty cool. You get to wear awesome patches after surgery, you get to meet new doctors, you get to see how prosthetic eyes are made, and you get to imagine what it feels like to have two eyes. […]
Best of the Flaunters 2019
We all start out so unabashedly unashamed. Whatever makes us different we regard without concern of how others might be making assumptions about us. Then it all changes. Someone. Somehow. Sometime. Something. We find ourselves thrust into the world of judgment, or painfully watch as our children face the same. Consumed by the unwelcome attention, […]
The Princess and the Prosthetic By Jaime Cline
We were huddled around her incubator four days after Callie’s open-heart surgery. It had only been seven days since her birth. I stared at the three-inch scar that covered her tiny little chest and tried to keep my worry in check but it was extremely hard. Callie was hooked to a million tubes and wires […]
My Hidden Difference By Alice Kaup (Age 10)
“Alie, time for soccer!” said my mommy. “O.k,” I replied. That was my mommy calling me. Yeah, yeah. I know. I’m a little old for calling her mommy, but I really have no choice. Hi, I’m Alie Kaup but my real name is Alice. My favorite sport is soccer. I am a little shy, and […]
Life as a Twin By Camy and Cyrus Zahiri (Age 10)
Camy’s Flaunt! Hi, my name is Camy Noor Zahiri, and I am in 4th grade. I love to explore and to try new things. I am 10 years old, and love to do art. I have a mom, a dad, a sister, and a brother. You’re probably thinking “how is this story going to be […]
Why National Siblings Day is Important By Nathan Grant
On April 10, brothers and sisters around the country celebrate National Siblings Day to honor the special bond that exists between siblings. On this day, siblings spend time with each other and reflect on memories shared together. Many siblings also post stories, pictures, and videos on social media using the hashtag #NationalSiblingsDay. National Siblings Day […]
I am Grateful for What My Brother has Taught Me By Josh Glauser
Growing up, it’s easy to say that the favorite part of your day was getting a good grade on a test in school or soccer practice with friends. But more and more, it’s the quiet moments I cherish the most, especially with my brother Jacob. Being away from home for college is especially tough because […]
My 5 moms and dads By Jade Bristol (Age 9)
Hi. My name is Jade. I’m nine years old. I’m going to share how I have five moms and 5 dads! You might think it’s impossible but nothing is impossible and it’s true. When I was born I had two holes in my heart and a breathing problem because I was born a month early. […]