Why do People Judge me Because I'm Fat?

OK, I'm fat! Why do people treat me different than a skinny person? Why do they think I have an issue with my elbow? Do they know anything about me? No, they don't! They don't know what I went through as a child. They don't know what I went through as a teenager. And, they don't know what I went through as an adult. How can a person judge me and place me in the fat category? Life just isn't fair, it isn't fair to treat people so mean.

When I was little, I gained weight when I was 6, I changed from being slim to being chunky. They immediately thought differently of me. If I knew this as a child, how could they not know? They thought I ate to much candy, ate to much food, and couldn't stop eating! If they cared to asked, they would have learned I hardly ever touched candy and we were limited to the food we ate. We lived on a fixed income.

When I was a teenager, I was about 20 pounds heavier than the other girls in school. I was teased, pushed, and made fun of! The teasing was always about my weight. What causes kids, to make fun of other kids? Did they learn it from their parents? There classmates? or from television? I couldn't tell you, but I know it was hurtful. I used to go to classroom to classroom picking up attendance sheets and the comments I received were mean. They would say things like, "Look at that Butt", "Did she swallow a watermelon", or "I think she needs to go on a diet". Why are kids so mean? Why?

As an adult, there was different judgments. They would hire the skinny girl over the fat girl. They didn't think the fat girl was as smart as the little girl. When the little girl spoke, they listen! But when the fat girl spoke, no one listened. How can society be so mean? Do people realize what they do to people? I can't explain it, but I know its unfair! The feeling of not being heard! It doesn't feel good. I wish the little person could experience what the big person goes through.

I fought weight all my life. There was no reason why I was fat except, I was fat. I didn't eat more than the little girl, but my body just didn't burn as quickly as others. The doctors couldn't figure it out, except I need to exercise more. Don't we all? I walk just as much as my neighbor, who is little. Life isn't fair, people should be understanding that sometimes there is no explanation except, I was fat!