As a kid who was bullied (because of a disability) throughout elementary and middle school, this song means a lot to me. My parents and teachers told me meaningless things to either comfort me or make me shut up about it, including "they're just doing because they like you" and "they don't mean it". They sure as hell meant every single thing.
Now I am an advocate for others with disabilities and am involved in anti-discrimination work, but I guess I don't mean it either. ;)
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's...
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's graduation." It hurt like heck, but it caused me to lose 80 lbs after that meeting. Hones to God...true story.
As a kid who was bullied (because of a disability) throughout elementary and middle school, this song means a lot to me. My parents and teachers told me meaningless things to either comfort me or make me shut up about it, including "they're just doing because they like you" and "they don't mean it". They sure as hell meant every single thing.
Now I am an advocate for others with disabilities and am involved in anti-discrimination work, but I guess I don't mean it either. ;)
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's...
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's graduation." It hurt like heck, but it caused me to lose 80 lbs after that meeting. Hones to God...true story.