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I didn't want to whisper and giggle about [puberty] anymore. I felt incredibly self-conscious. I felt like I was losing myself, and I was losing who I was. And that really scared me.

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Mara Wilson
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: July 24
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Mara Elizabeth Wilson
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