Never wearing shorts again.

[Bath]

I wore shorts today, long enough to hide the 2-day old cuts on both of my thighs. But when I sat down in film class, they went up a bit and a few cuts showed and my friend Heather asked me what it was, and I smiled and answered "my kitty cat", then changed the subject.

I guess my shorts kept going up or something, cause she texted me in the middle of class, "Why do you cut your legs?" I froze and went hot red and put my phone away. Near the end of the class she was like "hey, I texted you." and I'm like, "I know." and there was a pause and we both didn't say anymore, and then another friend said something and we got back into conversation like nothing happened.

I'm so stupid for wearing shorts today, ugh. Has something like this ever happened to you?

[Love.Hate]

Yeah, i have had the same..

you just have to either ignore it, or tell them something. its really embarrassing, i feel sorry for you i know how horrible that is. But dont let it knock your confidence, wear shorts it you want.. just maybe wear tights until they have faded a bit <3

[ShatteredGlass]

If she's your friend you oughta be able to tell her. It takes a weight off your shoulders when you stop keeping secrets from the people who are closest to you.

[Megson]

Yeah, happened to me. My sister saw some cuts on my thigh and asked me what they were and how I got them. My lie was something stupid, like, "Oh, I have no idea. I woke up and they were there. Maybe its cause of my jeans?"

Not sure if she believed me, but she hasn't brought it up again, thankfully.

[Bath]

If she's your friend you oughta be able to tell her. It takes a weight off your shoulders when you stop keeping secrets from the people who are closest to you.

She's not close to me though, she's my friend but I met her like 3 weeks ago when I transferred schools haha.

[dontcare97]

I have uniform at school but usually when I come home, I change my outfit to tang top and shorts. I've become so paranoid about the scars on my thigh I just cut the chance by not wearing shorts that don't past my knees. I always fear that my family will see, I have cravings on my thigh that is pretty hard to deny.

[Aubrie]

Yeah, I became so accustomed to seeing them, that I forgot what they really were in a sense. Freshman year, a junior girl who I was sort of friends with, but didn't really talk to outside of the class we shared, saw my arm. She got a worried look and said, "What happened?"
"I fell down the stairs and hit my arm on the banister poles."
*raises eyebrows, obviously not believing me* "Uh huh."

I once had a boyfriend who after a few days of dating texted me and asked if I cut myself. I couldn't lie to him, so I told the truth. One of his friends had to him - someone I don't even talk to. I still don't know how his friend knew...

It's an awful feeling I know. I just lied all the time. I became really creative at making it look like an accident. I evenly spaced them exactly so I could say I hit my arm on something.