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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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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)
cocainewhore 30
No, that isn't how it works. One remark from a stranger asking after their welfare, even if it did come out insulting, isn't going to make someone cut themselves unless they already have psychological issues, which the OP doesn't say they have.
truefighter3 5
Ok, why wud u even be SHOWING your stretchmarks may i ask?
doglover100 29
What a asshole.
fantasyworld 39
Why would you ask a stranger that?
Sonotsuave 37
That is ridiculous and inappropriate on so many levels! Self harm and mental health are not to be taken lightly, first of all. Second, how can someone say something so rude and cruel in the first place; third, how does a complete stranger think they have the right to talk like that?