Things you wish you could say

[nuthatched]

But if your body shape already looks like you're pregnant or worse, there's no point in trying to look 'slim' and most of us know it. We're not fooling anyone, but at least the fat bulges aren't all on display to be gawked at. They help disguise what's below the empire waistline, add at least some shape to an otherwise shapeless body, and direct the viewer's eye to better features above it. That's a small but needed boost to confidence and body image. Besides, they're comfortable; no binding or pinching.

(Stated just so skinny people can maybe understand why fat people might choose unflattering clothes. It's all about comfort and self-confidence and has little to do with impressing others. Did you ever notice a fat man wearing overalls? He's not trying to hide his belly bulge, he's just trying to keep his pants up and prevent plumber's crack. LOL)

True enough, although I have a square, shapeless figure, "tarping over" the issue feels nice until you see a picture of yourself from the back. :/

 

[azurbanclucker]

"Do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written."

AKA It's not a good idea to try and use a policy you don't understand to defend a bad decision you made, when you're talking to the guy who wrote and maintains said policy document.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

True enough, although I have a square, shapeless figure, "tarping over" the issue feels nice until you see a picture of yourself from the back. :/

Square is a shape. And in my case, so is round. We can't all be Twiggy, nor were we meant to be. Celebrate your you-ness!

 

[nuthatched]

Square is a shape. And in my case, so is round. We can't all be Twiggy, nor were we meant to be. Celebrate your you-ness!

I wish you around when I was 15...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I wish you around when I was 15...

It's never too late ...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Seriously. You can be magnificent at any age.

 

[nuthatched]

It's never too late ...

Oh, I have, I just had to readjust my expectations and accept my shape, and I (now) like myself the way I am. I got the compliment (?)"if you were a guy, you'd make a great linebacker." at least three times. What a lovely thing to tell a 15 year old girl who never felt feminine enough because of her body

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh, I have, I just had to readjust my expectations and accept my shape, and I (now) like myself the way I am. I got the compliment (?)"if you were a guy, you'd make a great linebacker." at least three times. What a lovely thing to tell a 15 year old girl who never felt feminine enough because of her body

Ouch. I'm sorry, people are idiots.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Don't you wish you'd said, "If I were a guy, I'd break your nose."

 

[BarnyardChaos]

"Go drive that car into a tree!" I wish I'd said when cleaning outside the C-Store where I worked, when those two pimple-faced idiot boys drove by shouting, "Go on a diet! ha ha ha ha....."