When I was in 5th grade, I found out that I was fat. I was cast to play Santa Clause in the school Christmas play, Some kid, I don't remember who, said something to the effect of "heh, you won't even need any stuffing." It wasn't until that moment that I learned to be ashamed of my body. Before then, I didn't really think about it. But at that moment, it was revealed to me that my body was ugly and unpleasant. That was the moment where I changed from being able to watch "Stand By Me" unaffected to flinching every time Jerry O'Connell got referred to as "the fat kid." That was the moment where I stopped wanting to take my shirt off at the beach.
The Fat Kid, 1994-2013
The Fat Kid, 1994-2013
The Fat Kid, 1994-2013
When I was in 5th grade, I found out that I was fat. I was cast to play Santa Clause in the school Christmas play, Some kid, I don't remember who, said something to the effect of "heh, you won't even need any stuffing." It wasn't until that moment that I learned to be ashamed of my body. Before then, I didn't really think about it. But at that moment, it was revealed to me that my body was ugly and unpleasant. That was the moment where I changed from being able to watch "Stand By Me" unaffected to flinching every time Jerry O'Connell got referred to as "the fat kid." That was the moment where I stopped wanting to take my shirt off at the beach.