I have been thin basically my entire life, with the exception of my pregnancies and the year after having Bubba. It's mostly genetics. I honestly don't think I will/could ever be "fat". Something that has always bugged me about being a "skinny" person are the comments. Others feel it's fine to comment on my size.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're too skinny.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're too fat.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're so skinny, I can count your ribs.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're so fat, I can count your rolls.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're a twig.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're a whale.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're deathly thin.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're morbidly obese.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You should really eat more.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You should really eat less.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: Maybe if you gained weight, you'd have boobs.
Yet, I could never say back to them: Maybe if you lost weight, you'd have a waist.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're so skinny your pants almost fall off of you.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're so fat your pants almost rip at the seams.
Maybe I should start replying to people with these comments. Maybe I should make it just as inappropriate to call someone skinny as it is to call someone fat. It can be just as hard for some people to gain weight as it is for others to lose weight. Being called skinny can hurt just as much as being called fat.
So the moral of the story is, if you wouldn't say something to an overweight person, don't say the opposite to an underweight person!
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're too skinny.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're too fat.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're so skinny, I can count your ribs.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're so fat, I can count your rolls.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're a twig.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're a whale.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're deathly thin.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're morbidly obese.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You should really eat more.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You should really eat less.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: Maybe if you gained weight, you'd have boobs.
Yet, I could never say back to them: Maybe if you lost weight, you'd have a waist.
Why is it okay for someone to say to me: You're so skinny your pants almost fall off of you.
Yet, I could never say back to them: You're so fat your pants almost rip at the seams.
Maybe I should start replying to people with these comments. Maybe I should make it just as inappropriate to call someone skinny as it is to call someone fat. It can be just as hard for some people to gain weight as it is for others to lose weight. Being called skinny can hurt just as much as being called fat.
So the moral of the story is, if you wouldn't say something to an overweight person, don't say the opposite to an underweight person!
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Stature has been a yard stick of how you're regarded in this society for too long. If you're thin and fit and especially if you're not very tall (in comparison), you're treated as a child and regarded with affectionate condescension.
I'm 5'8", 140 lbs, 41 year old father of 3. It's sadly amusing to note how many times I've heard the word "boy" being thrown around while referring to me in conversation by people younger than I.