RACHEL TULA; Senior, 18, Citrus High School, Fontana
<i> Compiled for The Times by Sylvia Miller, Erik Hamilton and Jeffrey Hansen</i>
Guys at my school say, “I want to go out with you for a date.” I say, “You don’t even know me--how could you want to go out with me for a date?” They tell me it’s because of my body. I think the majority of the guys at my high school look at the body first, before the type of person you are.
My baby is 18 months old. I’m trying to raise him the best I can. He’s going through the stage where he wants to give everybody kisses.
There’s a little girl that he loves to death. I tell him to kiss her on the cheek. Then give her a hug. Then I have to tell him to stop. But I’m trying to teach him respect.
