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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
Today, I was asked why I have stretch marks when I’m skinny. The stretch marks are from when I was recovering anorexic. FML
Today, I had a rubber band around my wrist for too long, and it ended up leaving faint red marks around my wrist. My mom saw them, thought they were scars, and is now convinced I'm a cutter, "like the ones I've seen on the news," and won't believe my story. FML
Today, I noticed quite a few scars on one of my coworker's legs. I pulled her aside and told her that self-harm was never the answer, and if she needed to talk I was always there. Turns out she's just clumsy and trips a lot. FML
Today, my niece asked why my veins were so close to my skin. She was referring to my stretch marks. FML
Today, on my break, I decided to be friendly and chat with a co-worker that everyone else always seems to avoid. He spent the next ten minutes telling me all about his abcessing sebaceous cysts. Apparently, "The scars look just like gunshot wounds." FML
Today, I was called by the counselor to discuss my "issues". She told me that other students had reported to her that they saw scars on my arms. I don't cut, I just have a hormonal and aggressive parrot who sees me as his personal tree. FML
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
Today, a cute guy complimented me on my legs. I, being the awkward person that I am, panicked and replied, "Thanks, I grew them myself." FML
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Top comments
rachaelward 19
Who even asks that question to a stranger in the first place? And what they added on made them even more of a dick
whyisitincapital 25
After his insult, you should have said, "However I do perform grievous bodily harm", and let loose on him.
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Comments (159)
Erery 16
Anddddd that's the reason I don't like people.
RavenTheFoxx 16
That sucks, but you shouldn't worry about his opinion. Obviously, he doesn't respect you, so why should you respect what he says to you? I have stretch marks on my hips. Don't worry about it. I worry sometimes that people might think I self-harmed there, but then I realize I don't care. I actually did self-harm, but that's not the point of this. (:
sthrnbell 9
How rude of him! I'm so sorry.
Thomas6792 7
What a dick
aligater10 7
What a gentleman. Sorry for that
charrmaander 10
How dare he...
ironik69 31
From someone who has cut before...there is a big difference in the appearances. Stretch marks can sometimes sink in just a hair whereas cutting scars are raised. I have both and they are not easily mistaken for each other. Its okay OP, either way, obviously the FML community is here for you. :-D
VioletAlive 12
Some of those scars don't nessesarily raise though, perhaps with the amount of time you've had them?
sarahadlina 14
Try wearing long jeans or skirts instead?
Merylwen 24
She can wear whatever she wants. She doesn't have to hide her stretch marks, but strangers have to STFU instead.
azwethinkweiz87 11
I'm that sort of person who wears long jeans (to cover my pale stretch marked thighs) and long sleeves (to cover self harm marks) in hot weather. People actually think it's weird when you do this and ask why you're covering up in such good weather. I would hope that the OP is better than me in that they have the confidence to wear what they like and not let this one rude person ruin that for them.
4ml 8
Your reply should have been, "Do you get slapped on a regular basis........I mean, I could see why!"
Ripplez13 9
I'm a little late to jump on the commenting bandwagon here, but I have to put in my two cents. My thighs bear both stretch marks and self-harm scars, and they look NOTHING alike.