size |
so much |
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growing |
up that |
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it just |
became |
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easier |
over time |
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to joke about myself usually assume first . The way that body positiv-ity is something saw it , beating everyone to the punch with jokes only women of about | ||
myself soften for me . |
the plus size community |
seemed to the blow
My family
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even
fortable
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participate in |
grew com- calling me |
“ big girl ”
ing me weight teenage
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and teas-
” about my during my years , because |
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they had no idea my peers were doing | ||
the same in a way that made me feel uncomfortable | ||
. It caused me to not feel good about | ||
myself . I dressed in over sized clothing , and | ||
tried my best to fly under the radar outside | ||
of playing sports . The less I was seen , I was |