I hate it when people tell me that I'm not fat.
This came up when I was browsing blogrings. I found one called "Oh, you're not fat", or something like that anyways.
But the point is that it is such a lie when they tell me that.
My youth group is going to 6 flags soon. I told my mom I wasn't sure I was going to go because a lot of the rides have a weight limit. She just looked at me and said "You're not fat!"
I just looked at her. Are you fucking kidding me? 2X, 20W, PLUS SIZE. And I'm not fat?
What kind of world does she live in?
She could tell that she had made a mistake and corrected herslef saying, "Oh, I meant that you're not so fat as to go over the weight limit." But I am.
I've been there before, I've seen the signs. Back then I was still fat, but I hadn't gotten past the limit.
Oh yeah. I definitely do now.
And also, during prom season. We all went dress shopping together. I'm the only fat kid in that group.
While they were all in their section looking at dresses I would help them find dresses and gush at the pretty ones, the ones I would die to wear, but they were just too small. Finally one fo the girls asked, "Did you find any that you like, Katie?"
I looked up and said no, that none of these would fit me.
She then said, "Oh, you're not fat! I'm sure these will fit just fine." Uh huh, sure. The biggest one there would fit my thigh. Maybe.
So I quietly snuck over to the plus size section, grabbed the first three dresses I saw, and came back just as quickly.
Nobody said a thing as we tried them on, but I was still fuming. I'm not fat? Oh really? ARE YOU BLIND?
I found a dress. Size 22, I think. Bright pink. Maybe a little too bright.
I try not to take these remarks as seriously now. I still get upset, but not as much as I used to.
I make jokes about it, try to lighten the situation. But inside I just want to cry right then and there.
And sometimes I want to punch them. Like when they say that they are fat.
I know some people have disorders, and I'm not saying this about them. I am talking about perfectly normal girls who just say that they are fat when they want someone to comfort them and say oh know they're not. And I just sit there thinking to myself, If you're fat, then what the hell am I?
Even fatter.
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