MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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I was reading this, and it got me thinking.
https://medium.com/@IjeomaOluo/im-s...-my-fat-body-is-going-to-kill-me-e5af875b5315

https://medium.com/@IjeomaOluo/im-s...-my-fat-body-is-going-to-kill-me-e5af875b5315
I was a teenager the first time that I was told that my body was going to kill me. Right as I was entering adulthood I was informed that because my mom had type 2 diabetes, my dad had type 2 diabetes and my grandpa had type 2 diabetes, I was pretty much guaranteed to have type 2 diabetes.
When I could no longer handle the battle - when I missed being someone not at war with myself, I gained weight, confidence, and happiness. But there is no permanent victory to be had with body positivity or fat acceptance, not when society is doing everything they can every day to resurrect your battle with yourself.
The most depressing line, however, is this:Every single doctor’s appointment I have to decide to get on that scale. If I get on that scale, the conversation (no matter what I’m there about) will revolve around my weight and the early demise it surely represents. If I don’t get on that scale, I’ll have to justify it.
“What do you mean you don’t do weigh ins?” the doctor or nurse invariably asks.
“I don’t. It is not healthy for my mental well-being,” I explain.
Until men stop fvcking fatties, they will always fvcking be around!I had just finished giving birth.
