Today, I was at Target trying on swimsuits. I tried on a medium bottom and was so excited because it fit perfectly even though I've gained a few pounds. My self-esteem was at an all-time high until my mom told me I could never fit into a medium. I rechecked the tag. It was an extra large. FML
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Today, after losing 20 pounds, I decided to purchase new clothes. All of the clothes at the store were still too small for me. FML
Today, I took the kids to the pool. I'm short and 20lbs overweight but they talked me into it and I put on a swimsuit for the first time in 10 years. As soon as we got there, a girl my height but a good 150lbs heavier said, "It's so nice to see another big girl in a two-piece!" FML
Today, a heavy set lady came to my boutique asking for our "largest" 28in size jeans. I decided to humor her by giving a 52 mislabeled as a 28. It fit perfectly! She happily bought it and left. Later, her mother, who is a Super Karen and twice her size, came to complain about me to the owner for bodyshaming her daughter. FML
Today, when I tried on a pair of pants at the mall, I asked the salesperson if I could have the next size up. She informed me that there wasn't a next size up. I have to LOSE weight to fit into the biggest pair of pants the store makes. FML
Today, my mom and I were looking at dresses for me at the mall. The cashier pointed out a dress, and my mom said, "She's definitely not going to fit into that. She's too flat-chested." FML
Today, I bought my fiancée a dress for her birthday. She accused me of saying she was fat, because I bought it in medium rather than small. After trying on the dress, she's now not only mad at me for buying it, but also because the dress fits perfectly. FML
Today, I was chosen out of 64 women to model for the catalog of a new clothing store. Just when my self-confidence took a dramatic boost, I looked at the evaluation sheet. I was picked due to attributes such as my "extra large figure and average face" to make below average women feel beautiful. FML
Today, I finally got the wedding dress I've been waiting months to see. It turns out that my mom ordered the dress 2 sizes smaller than my size, this way it will be "an incentive to lose weight". FML
Today, I received the beautiful dress I'd ordered on the internet. It's a size smaller than my usual, just to encourage me to lose weight. I managed to fit into it and wear it all day, but I've now been struggling for a couple of hours to remove it without tearing it to bits. FML
Today, I was trying on some new pants in the fitting room at a store. I was so overcome with joy when I noticed that I had dropped two pant sizes, that when I took them off and went outside to pay for them, I realized I forgot to put back on my original jeans. FML
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Hustlinpimp 0
you should sit on your mom, that should teach her a lesson.
reesesplease 0
The size on the tag doesn't matter as long as the clothes fit well and you feel comfortable with the way you look.
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alewares 0
HEAVY WEAPONS GUY TRY TO WEAR NEW SHINY ARMOR. BUT NO CAN FIT INTO LEETLE BABY CLOTHING. HEAVY WEAPONS GUY WEAR EXTRA LARGE CLOTHING MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE.
Epinephrine_fml 0
#70 Same here, I have no mercy toward fat people. Thus you deserved this one.
dailyprophet 0
What size an "XL" depends on the brand. It doesn't mean you are fat. I can fit a range of sizes from small to extra large, it all depends on what brand it is and how small they run their clothes.
Verbex 0
Just wow. That's all i have to say as to how entertaining this string of comments was for me to read. Funny thing is, we don't know where these few extra pounds grew on you, so if it is a two piece and you gained weight on your booty and bust, then you have nothing to complain about. Infact, you are blessed. If you really do have self-esteem issues and are a bit wieghty, that doesn't really suck. But I will say this, FYL for having to read through most of the comments on this page. Because this is a perfect example as to why I believe the human race is in a steady decline into a bunch of simple minded retards.
xdorkasaur 0
How does an extra large look REMOTELY like a medium?
YDIibet 0
ever heard of jared...and subways..? TAG WIN!
HeyitsPheddy 0
gastric bypass?
liketoknow 0
fat people it is your fault! ( Except for those with serious medical conditions) I am tiring of hearing excuses from everyone. Being fat is not like heart disease, fattness is a life style choice... another illusion: fat people in swim suit DO NOT look good together. Stop telling your self lies... Everyone else knows!
elliekinslurvsya 0
i know how you feel :( but places like target are MEANT to make people who arent stick-thin feel bad about their weight, because the world expects girls to be perfect, which apparently means skinny in this world. every time i go shopping for clothes i end up feeling horrible because all the clothes that fit everyone else my height and age would never fit me...and i am NOT very fat. sure, a little overweight, and i've been changing that. but just because you wear an XL bikini doesn't mean you're fat...most clothing stores run sizes small, because, like i said, girls are expected to be skinny, but some of us plainly *can't* be. i'm really sorry it made you feel bad though...I haven't touched a swimsuit in ages because of my extremely low self-confidence (just putting it mildly...). maybe if you feel bad about it, try eating different. but do NOT do what #10 said! don't bother watching the fat in foods, and it's NOT healthy to eat less! if you really want to do something, look up the atkins low carb diet, it works amazing. it's the best diet you'll be able to find. it might make you miserable at first, not being able to eat some foods, but you will lose weight from EVERY PART OF YOUR BODY!!! i know, my WHOLE family went on it a few years ago, and we all lost a lot of weight, and i started it again a couple weeks ago. basically though, just do something. if you think you're fat, or you're not happy with your body, YOU CAN CHANGE IT!!! you'll feel great, i promise(:
firakkai 0
Clothing sizes differ between stores of course! I'm 5'2" and 105lbs, and my Target swimsuit is a medium. I usually wear a small or an extra small at most stores, but the bottom that I liked was only available in a medium that day. I ended up trying it on and it fit well! So, it seems that Target sizes can run pretty small, don't let that get you down.