...on being fat
My daughters hate it when I say I'm fat. It is considered self-deprecating and in all honesty, is treated like a four letter word around here. Their intentions are honorable and pure, but the truth of the matter is that I've been overweight for years. Now that my worst kept secret is out of the bag, I can get to some hard truths on being fat. "Don't get fat. No one will take you seriously and EVERYONE will judge you, silently." -DB My friend DB is right. I have also found that when you speak, people don't really listen to a word you say. You may think that they are, but no. Most people won't even look you in the eye. Why? My guess is that they are probably thinking that you might want to reconsider that up-do so that you look less like a pinhead. Sadly, we live in a society that judges you based on appearance. People who see me in passing will never know what an awesome mom I am, or that I am smart, talented and witty, OR that I used to be the very d...