To think was probably cruel and was probably the start of my body dysmorphia?

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From a very young age I remember my mother and older sister making fun of my stomach or “pot belly” - literally remember them drawing a face on it laughing and giving my stomach a name.

I’ve had weight issues my entire life. I remember weighing myself multiple times a day in primary school. Feeling very self conscious when the girls in my class wore crop tops because my stomach didn’t look like theirs.

Am I being too sensitive? My weight issues as an adult are my own issues and I’m accountable for being overweight. I just think as a child as young as 7 pointing out weight (I was 6 stone) is pretty cruel

But why did you all have a laugh about it when you were chubby? What is it your family found funny about not “being slim”?

But the thing is, in my case, I WASN'T fat! I look back at photos and was a perfectly healthy size! Obviously if a child is obese, you create a situation where you can change that but I'd bet my situation wasn't the only case of parental projection?!

YADNBU OP

these words can stay with a person for a long time.

I had a similar experience as a child when extended family members commented on my legs . I have lovely legs - strong, long and they work fine. But yeah, calves and ankles aren’t slim and elegant . It’s taken me many years to get past this. I always wore trousers to hide them.

All people really need to stop and think before they speak. Especially to children. 💐