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Nicole Byer
no one gives you tools or useful advice when you’re a fat kid. People seem to think that just reminding you that you’re fat will magically change it. I personally have never done anything because someone just repeatedly told me to do it. I’m defiant like that. So why not try a different approach? Why not encourage kids to be the healthiest they can be in the body they choose to be in?
Knowing the strength of your body is a real treat.
I truly wish someone—anyone—had said to me growing up, “Nicole, find a thing that moves your body that you also actually enjoy. Not to lose weight but to feel good. Moving your body can feel good.”
I, for one, have very small titties, so if a shirt or a dress is stretchy I can probably get it on my fat body. Will it look painted on? Probably. Will you be able to see the spandex in the fabric? Absolutely, but I like seeing the spandex because I know the shirt is doing its job by working hard to stay on my body. Also, when you can see the shiny spandex you look like you’re glistening.
just because someone throws something at you doesn’t mean you have to catch it.
“Hi, I heard you! Thank you for your opinion. I just think it’s funny that my body affected you so much that you needed to say something, while I’ve never thought about you and won’t think about you again. I hope you wake up in the middle of the night and think about my big nasty body. I’ll be sleeping soundly because you mean nothing to me. LOL, bye-skies!”
Now here’s one more thing. If anyone calls you “crazy” for any of these responses, I want you to look them in the eye and say, “No, what’s crazy is you thought it was okay to comment on my body. Worry about your own sad-ass life and fucking let a bitch breathe.”
Honestly, any comment on social media about someone’s appearance other than “you look wonderful” or a variation of that should be a crime punishable by jail.
