The Nose Job I Never Got
My parents wanted to fix my imperfections — but I wanted otherwise
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7 min readSep 30, 2019
When I was 14, my parents decided I needed a nose job.
I didn’t have one but when I announce this at dinner parties, people ask me to turn right, and then turn left, like I’m posing for a mugshot. They stare at me accusingly as if I don’t actually know what a nose job is. I quickly…
