Anonymous
Scarred
Today, my niece asked why my veins were so close to my skin. She was referring to my stretch marks. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
sama
San Jose, United States
Assumptions
Today, I was asked why I have stretch marks when I’m skinny. The stretch marks are from when I was recovering anorexic. FML
veiny
Kingsport, United States
Today, my nurse girlfriend told me she's more attracted to the veins in my arm than any other part of me. FML
Anonymous
Toronto, Canada
Today, a man stopped me on the street. He said the stretch marks on my thighs looked like cuts, and asked me if I self-harmed. Before I was able to politely respond "No", he said, "I mean, I can see why you would." FML
Anonymous
Rockville Centre, United States
Today, I had to go to the hospital to get blood taken. The nurse mentioned how pronounced and easy to see my veins are. I guess that explains why she missed five times in a row. I'm surprised my arm doesn't look like a heroin addict's right now. FML
jenabp
United States
Kids these days…
Today, while changing my clothes, my 3 year-old daughter informed me that I looked like a zebra. Noticing my shocked face, she tried comforting me by telling me I was a pretty zebra because I was a purple zebra. She was talking about my stretch marks. FML
screw life
United States
Today, my brother saw my side when my shirt came up, and asked when I got a tattoo; the pink he saw was in fact my stretch marks. Worst of all, I had to show them to everyone to prove I didn't actually get a tattoo. FML
scar face
Al Pacino
Today, and for the last year, I have a disfiguring scar on my nose that I’m very self conscious about. My 4 year-old niece recently noticed it. Now every time she sees me she leans in real close and says, “What’s wrong with your face?” FML
Anonymous
United States
Bad women's anatomy
Today, my boyfriend noticed dark lines that look like scars on my inner thighs. He confronted me about them, thinking I was cutting myself, and now wants me to see a therapist because he thinks I'm suicidal. They're stretch marks. He won't believe me. FML
tessykins
United States
It's not what you think
Today, this guy who likes me accused me of cutting myself. I asked him what he was talking about, and he said, "Don't lie, I saw those scars on your thighs when we went swimming." I have stretch marks on my inner thighs, and now I have to explain them to him so he doesn't think I cut myself. FML
Anonymous
Kids, eh?
Today, I was with my four year-old daughter when we met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman I know. My daughter looked at her for a while and then asked, "Why doesn’t your skin fit your face?" FML
Top comments
AmbrosiaFan 19
Sooooooooooooooo tell her what they are?
s_ve 7
Kids can be so tough some times! Try vitamin E oil and massage then it might help lighten and soften the stretch marks!
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RichardPencil 32
She's wondering if you're a junkie. You'd better explain yourself before she rats you out to the DARE program.
AmbrosiaFan 19
Sooooooooooooooo tell her what they are?
s_ve 7
Kids can be so tough some times! Try vitamin E oil and massage then it might help lighten and soften the stretch marks!
ojoRojo 27
Tiger stripes!