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We were browsing through the store when we passed by the women's department. Since I wanted to try on a pair of jeans, I said it was OK for Katie to try on some "women"-sized shirts she liked. I could do my shopping, and she could try on some grown-up clothes. The shock came when several of the name-brand women's T-shirts fit her -- a 7-year-old who weighed 48 pounds, dripping wet -- like a glove.

Before this shopping trip, I knew that the fashion industry made clothing that was a little on the "skinny" side, but until that day, I hadn't realized how twisted and upside-down things had gotten...

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