When 16-year-old Gabi Finlayson stumbled upon the perfect dress, she couldn’t wait to wear it to her school dance.
Finlayson, who lives in Lone Peak, Utah, says she was familiar with her school dress code. She altered her dress accordingly, bringing up the bodice to make sure it wasn’t too low cut. But when she got to the dance, she says a chaperone asked if she could cover herself up — and she and her mother were astounded.
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“I still stayed at the dance because it had been something I looked forward to, but I did feel really embarrassed and ashamed,” she told Today. “It was hard for me because that was a night I was supposed to feel really beautiful and special. This was really hurtful and it made me feel like I wasn’t good enough.”
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