Kid Flaunts (by children ages 5-12) and Teen Flaunts (by teenagers ages 13-18) feature essays from children and young adults inspired by DHFI’s theme, “The things that make me different make me, me.” DHIFI is always accepting new submissions – if you’d like to share your story, click here to learn more about how to write and submit a flaunt for publishing on our website. Parental permission required for writers under the age of 18.
At first sight, I am a regular, brown haired, brown eyed 9-year-old boy. But I have a secret to tell. It is the thing that makes me different and makes me, me. I have a built-in mood meter and thermometer. On my right leg, from hip to toe, I have a birthmark called a port […]
Hola! My name is Becky, but my other name is Rubi. I am 9 ¾ years old. I was born in San Bernadino, California but both of my parents […]
When I was born, I was born different. You’re probably thinking everyone is different. When I was born, I was born with a cleft palate. Most people don’t know what cleft palate is, cleft palate is when you are born with no palate on the roof of your mouth. This has affected my life in […]
I am called shy sometimes. My teachers tell me that I should speak up during class. On the left side, I drew myself on a zoom call during virtual learning and on the right side I drew myself practicing golf. I left the zoom call part colorless to show that I am not that confident. […]
Hi my name is Tanvi and I was born in Princeton, New Jersey and I am ten years old. I love my family. They are my lucky charm. I also love dogs. The breed I like the most is a Siberian Husky. I love art. Art inspires me so much it’s like my life in […]
Hi! My name is Mira and I will be telling you what makes me different from other people and what makes me, me. Some things that make me, me are my hair because I’m sure no one has to wash their hair and have pain when doing it. Also, my skin is different because I […]
As the oldest of three girls, I not only have to be a role model, but I also must take extra care of my younger sister Soraya (age seven), since she has an undiagnosed disease. When Soraya was an infant, we noticed something was different. She was delayed in both her mental and physical development, […]
Hi! I am Olivia! I am eleven years old and have an 8-year-old brother and a 2-year-old sister. In my free time I like to play volleyball, basketball, draw, and play with friends. I am going to write about my sister, Mia! My sister is unique because she had to wear foot braces for a […]
My name is Grant, I am 9-years- old and in 3rd grade. My brother Davis is 11 and has Down Syndrome. Sometimes he is annoying, he doesn’t know his own strength and when we wrestle he hurts me a lot. He is basically my friend but he is my brother. He plays lots of games […]
Hi! My name is Luke Ring and I live in Newport Beach, CA and I am going to tell you about my differences. First, I am going to talk about me. I like me. There are many cool things about me. Every person is unique and different. I love that about planet earth. People have […]
Hi, my name is Daxon Domingo and I am in 4th grade in NJ. I like to eat mac-n-cheese and pizza. My favorite dessert is ice cream. But what I really like is to study animals and nature because it started when I was little. I found this first book called, My first animals” and […]
I am just an average girl. I am of average height, short blond hair, and I wear glasses.I am a little shy and don’t like to stand out too much.I would rather stay in the background. I am a big sister, which doesn’t sound too special. but in my case my journey to becoming a […]
Hello my name is Anna Plotke and I love softball. In fact, softball is one of my favorite sports. I love everything about it but that is not the only thing about me. I have a disease, it is called Type 1 Diabetes. I got this disease when I was seven in first grade about […]
