Over the weekend my mum suggested we watch some old camcorder videos of family holidays so we sat down as a family with my grandparents and watched some memories from our Cornwall holiday in late August/early September 2013 which we went with my aunt, uncle, cousins and grandparents.
I was really enjoying the nostalgia until I heard my cousins laughing about my weight in the background of the recording. Saying I ‘look like a whale’ and ‘as big as a bus’. I was so embarrassed! No one said anything but the room went silent and awkward. I was very big back then and have since lost a lot of weight but still a bit chubby.
I’m really offended that they made fun of me because I’m very close to my cousins and I have never had any problems with them at all. I know back in 2013 there wasn’t as much body positivity as now but I still feel they should have known better not to make nasty comments about other’s bodies!
Am I being a wet lettuce considering it was so long ago or am I valid for finding it offensive?