I am 13 years old and i am very skinny. i have never had and never will have an eating disorder, but i feel very self-conscious about my appearence. I am often teased about being skinny, and even my friends tell me things like "you're abnormally skinny" and make references to me such as "toothpick" and "stick".
I eat and exercise normally but I don't gain weight. the way i look stings a lot when i am reminded of it. Clothes never really fit me right. My friends, being normal schoolgirls, of course, constantly complain about the way they look. they always tell me how they are "too fat" or that they think they are ugly. when i tell them i am self-conscious about being very skinny, they dissmiss it. Apparently, it is more troubling to think you are fat.
I want everyone to know that people who are very skinny face the same self-doubt as those who think they are fat. Think about that the next time you make assumptions or a joke about the girl who is skinnier and bonier than most.
2007-02-22
05:52:15
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