[ SECRET POST #5937 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5937 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I want to give you a massive hug or do something to let you know you deserve kindness in your life.

I've always (always) felt massively fat and physically ugly. It didn't help that the older I got I kept getting fatter.

At my fattest (US size 24, 278~lbs) was when I finally became much kinder to myself. I honestly don't know how it all began but all I know is that when I see pictures of myself as a kid, I barely notice the size of my body. I see a kid, just a kid, who deserved to be told as they are they are enough. It breaks my heart all over again that I felt so ugly and unworthy. Those insecure feelings of feeling so uncomfortably fat and sweaty and ugly still feel so fresh when I look at pictures of younger me, yet looking at the picture I see a kid who is just as deserving of being an awesome person as a skinny/more put together kid.

For me, I learned that even if I am fat I deserve to have my life be taken just as seriously as anyone else. I don't need to be a certain size or weight to finally be deserving of basic human respect and to be deserving of seeking my own personal fulfillment in life.

I know people aren't looking for a preaching "love yourself" message...but often I feel fat people and fatness don't get taken seriously and it's easy to be dismissive of our voices and experiences, especially if it clashes with our very pro-thin world. And I don't think fat acceptance is instantly/only "love yourself/love fat bodies". Fat acceptance is accepting that fat people exist and some of our needs are unique to us and it should be taken seriously. The public/strangers don't have a right to make a spectacle of a fat body just because it's not "normal".

Someone whose works and advocacy I found super helpful is Aubrey Gordon. Discovered her through her podcast "Maintenance Phase". She's written books and essays about fat advocacy. If anyone is interested, her writings and works are great resources.