I was stick-thin until puberty, when my mom's friend said, 'You're getting meat on those bones.' It was a gut punch.

I struggled with my weight throughout my life When I lose weight, people say, 'Have you lost weight? You look good.' When I gain weight, I assume they notice, feel ashamed, and comfort myself with food. Over the years, my weight has fluctuated frequently. Afterward, I told my mom, and she said, 'That's a compliment. A classmate asked the teacher, 'Have you lost weight?' My instinct was, 'Why would anyone comment on that?' Then the teacher reacted by smiling and saying, 'Thank you.' I was gobsmacked.

I remember being baffled by this concept in 5th grade. When you comment on someone's weight, you never know what they are going through.' I'm much thinner because I have cancer and part of my tongue was removed. The caption read, 'Please don't comment on my weight. Recently, I was scrolling and saw my friend's picture. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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