Whether you're a girl or a guy, you may wake up one morning and discover your stretch marks. Stretch marks are formed when the skin is pulled by rapid growth or stretching. At the start, they will usually be a red/ pink/ purple colour.

When I first discovered my stretch marks, I was actually (and rather stupidly) really upset. Society has told us that stretch marks aren't attractive even though most people have them. My twelve year old brother recently discovered that he had some quite prominent stretch marks on his legs and the first thing he said was 'how do I get rid of these?' 

The truth is, to completely remove stretch marks, it usually takes laser surgery. But there are ways to make stretch marks look less red etc.

I used coco butter and in a few weeks my stretch marks had become a whitish colour. But this chapter isn't about getting rid of stretch marks, its about accepting them.

Nearly everybody will have stretch marks of different variety and size, so you are not alone. Nobody is going to notice them, you may feel self conscious but it's only because you know that they're there.

Find the positives in your stretch marks; they may mean you've grown taller, or gained more muscle or had a baby- I don't know!

My friend made me feel good about the stretch marks on my bum by simply saying 'it's because your ass has grown a ton' which did console me a lot.