tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post5788553191984154642..comments2024-03-18T12:22:23.106-07:00Comments on Thumper Thinks Out Loud: 8 October 2018Thumperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-33240563730647506312018-10-09T06:03:02.619-07:002018-10-09T06:03:02.619-07:00"You'll never get married because you'..."You'll never get married because you're fat," as said by my 4'11" 250 lb mother (who was married for over 50 years). The hypocrisy still eats at me. The worst of it was, I would never be "enough" because my body was always "too much".caircairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749664135468506675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-81366990713359539272018-10-08T23:11:45.653-07:002018-10-08T23:11:45.653-07:00I've lurked for years and never commented but ...I've lurked for years and never commented but this truly hit me in the gut.<br />Boys don't like smart girls.<br />Get your nose out of that book and make friends<br />Why can't you be like your sister<br />You would be so pretty if you smiled more.<br />You need to do something with that hair!<br />Don't run. Walk like a lady.<br />Why can't you be like so and so Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946676631685246352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-74832484795370305872018-10-08T21:46:08.536-07:002018-10-08T21:46:08.536-07:00YepYepVicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679883669585336628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-63339849252590865422018-10-08T15:25:24.394-07:002018-10-08T15:25:24.394-07:00You forgot, "but you have such a pretty face....You forgot, "but you have such a pretty face." translated as a child: the rest of you is uglyPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167479056347611101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-23524528587494119872018-10-08T13:12:36.359-07:002018-10-08T13:12:36.359-07:00Most of us never get past them. Further, the weigh...Most of us never get past them. Further, the weight thing? Best way to ensure a child will have a lifelong eating disorder.Gemini and Ichirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102088688833145254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-59314703852509041342018-10-08T12:53:18.053-07:002018-10-08T12:53:18.053-07:00I think we never get past them. They are there in ...I think we never get past them. They are there in the middle of the night when you can't sleep because you are trying to do something that doesn't fit in those descriptions. You are trying to be who you are and they keep screaming in your head that you aren't good enough.<br />Sometimes we have grown enough and are strong enough to tell those words to go to hell. Sometimes. Other gizzylawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002319928707299695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-55040600866713238552018-10-08T12:53:14.310-07:002018-10-08T12:53:14.310-07:00Don’t be bossy. Don’t always be the first to answe...Don’t be bossy. Don’t always be the first to answer questions in class. Don’t call boys first. Noisy Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219592469774101614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-25762892760441199122018-10-08T12:34:28.685-07:002018-10-08T12:34:28.685-07:00I still haven't gotten past those things in a ...I still haven't gotten past those things in a lot of ways. Vicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679883669585336628noreply@blogger.com