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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would you rather hear, "Hey!  You've really packed on the pounds and look like shit!" ????

I didn't think so.[/quote]

I don't think this was a very helpful response.  But if I was sure to be cancer-free, then yes, actually I would.[/quote]

All you mentioned in your post was this - [quote]. I don't want to disclose the reason why to them, because I'd like to keep it personal (and I'm still waiting on further test results anyway). [/quote]

So while I'm very sorry that you're facing this, from MY perspective - having been told numerous times that I'm a little too skinny - I'm not offended in the least bit.  [b]Not everyone has the same take on things[/b].[/quote]

I think that is the whole point?  Not everyone has the same take, so just don't comment on people's weight.

OP: I made this mistake a few years ago.  A friend of mine who has always been about 40-50 pounds overweight had lost about 10 pounds, and I told her she was looking good.  Then she quickly lost more weight and I told her "keep it up!  you're looking so skinny" - well, she had stomach cancer.

Now (similar to noticing if a woman is pregnant) - I don't comment when someone has lost weight except to say "you look good" or something very general.

On the positive side: she had a surgery and everything seems to be fine for her.  She's putting the weight back on - and is one of the few people in DC who is HAPPY to be a size 12.[/quote]

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