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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think you need to say a word, OP. Women are bombarded with messages and media images that celebrate youthful, thin bodies. Our girls are, too. And, many of these posts on this feed are indicative of the negative association some people in our lives have as well.

I'm so sorry that it sounds like people have been awful to you about your weight. Maybe focus some time on you? How can you help yourself become more loving and accepting of your body? If you have health issues, how can you focus on those rather than how your body looks compared to others?

I will say this: I'm a fat woman, and have sometimes been a VERY fat woman, and my life is not hard. I have a rewarding life and career, am physically active (ran a 5k recently), am married, dated a lot before I got married, etc., etc.  I am also a size 18 -- which actually puts me in the average range for U.S. women. (Don't believe me? https://www.upworthy.com/size-14-is-no-longer-the-average-size-for-an-american-woman).

I don't know who these other "moms" are who people say ostracize fat moms, but honestly, I have no time for those people in my life. If people don't like how I look, it really has more to do with them than me.

My message to my own daughter: love yourself. Don't worry about other people. I am an example that attracting friends and relationships isn't dependent on your body size.

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