Introduction: Life Long Problems and OSFED
"Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wondered...is this really my body?" I did. I did that for so many years I lost count- the first time I knew I was different from other kids was elementary school. I was the chunky girl, the one with the rosy round cheeks, who would huff and puff her way around the school yard. Even to this day I'm not sure why...genetics? poor eating habits? Honestly, I don't think I will ever know. I'm the blonde kiddo with the cake in her hand! Probably the last time I wore a crop top anything! In the fourth grade my mom started having clothes made for me by a lady. I was so sad that we couldn't just buy stuff from the store like the other kids in my class (Note that this was the early 90's). Kids were cruel- it didn't matter how smart I was, or how nice I was, or how amazing I was----I was fat and because of that I was bullied for years on end. I think I was a cat for Halloween-but in a jack...