Today, I finished a ballet class with a group of seven-and-unders. Afterwards, a new student's mother came up to me and thanked me, saying she was glad that her daughter had a "role model with a, ahem, fuller figure" and "not to worry about my weight." I have never thought I was fat before. 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, my mum came to my ballet class. She spent the whole lesson sitting at the back yelling at me to, "Stop sticking your butt out!" My ballet instructor had to ask her several times to pipe down. FML
Today, a friend of mine commented that I "have a lot of confidence for a fat girl". Ummm... thanks? FML
Today, at school, one of my students confidently told me that I "wasn't hiding my baby bump very well anymore." I'm not pregnant. Just fat, apparently. FML
Today, my 6-year-old daughter walked into the bathroom where I was grumbling about my weight. Seeing how upset I was, she took my hand and said, "Mom, you're not fat. You just look fat." FML
Today, I was watching my 7 year-old daughter and her friend jump on our trampoline. I was really impressed by all the flips they were doing, and I told her, "Hey! I can't even do that." To that her friend replied, "Of course you can't. You're fat!" FML
Today, I went to my parents' house. I recently lost about 30 lbs. My mom hugged me and said, "Aww, you're not my chubby baby girl anymore." She then said she wished I were still fat because she missed it. She's the reason I lost the weight; she used to tease and taunt me. Thanks Mom. FML
Today, due to family, job, health, and pregnancy issues, I didn't dance in the past decade, but recently started doing my favourite classical dance again. In this decade, I've more than tripled in weight and can't recognise myself in the mirror or in videos. I'm still in a healthy BMI but feel so fat. FML
Today, my son was looking through old photos and showed me a picture of myself and asked who it was. When I told him it was me, he responded by saying "But mommy, the lady in the picture is not fat!" 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, I was at the local theatre watching "The Nutcracker" ballet with my mother. When the prince made his appearance in his tights my mother leans over to me and says, "Those are some well defined butt cheeks!" loud enough for everyone around us to hear. FML
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Top comments
Chantallika 0
You know, from a ballet standpoint, a lot of the woman are sticks. Maybe you just have a curvy figure, and she's happy her daughter can look up to someone with curvy hips instead of a coat hanger.
AnakinWanders 0
If you don't think you're fat then don't worry.
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Comments (127)
coopert28 0
ydi for teaching ballet
deliapearl 0
let me guess...you hardly eat a thing too...just salads and fruit?
McFly187 0
Wow what a snob
aed0219 0
That woman's daughter has no hope growing up with a healthy body image. FYL and F her daughter's life too.
Knight05 0
YDI for being a fat chick who thinks she can dance, because she saw "bring it on" on dvd.
bookworm124 0
Just because she's a b|'][' ( }-{ doesn't mean that she's right. I know women who are absolutely beautiful, with full figures. They're not fat, just curvy. Anyway, science has proven women who are not stick figures are more intelligent.
FarSide 23
Yeah, my blessed momma used to complement fat women by saying the had a wonderful personality.
cramazing 0
SO DONT THINK THAT UR FAT NOW??? i hate it when ppl worry about what strangers say
haleycstar 0
OMG! how rude was THAT! that lady who said that has some nerve...
Shyman4ever 0
YDI for being a fatty NOM NOM NOM
FarSide 23
Well, when all of you UK's are fat, how would you know that you were not normal? Invest a few dollars in a modeling magazine and compare yourself. Better yet, post pics and we'll let you know.
anonymousblue 0
Erm, news flash, but the girls in modeling magazines are NOT normal. Chances are they represent the 2% of the population smaller than a size 2. They are also very likely unhealthy. A woman considered fat by ballet standards is most likely normal and healthy. So don't be a bitch.
FarSide 23
You protest too much for a "normal" size woman. Go max out your Lane Bryant card.