What’s Wrong with Me? True Stories of an Overweight Teenage Girl

by Lisa
(Denver, CO)

What’s wrong with me? I really want somebody to tell me. Why do people treat you so bad when you are overweight? Don’t they know that fat people have feelings too?

Today was possibly the most embarrassing day of my life. I have always been big for my age, but not gross looking or anything. And I like a boy, actually he’s a senior, and I’m a junior in high school.

I have liked him for two years now, and I finally got up the courage to talk to him today. We are both in the same health class. The teacher said she was going to give us a project, and told us we would have to pair up as teams. It was after class, and I waited until almost everybody else was gone.

I asked him if he would like to be my partner. He told me, “No offense, but I don’t talk to fat girls.” I couldn’t believe it! How could he say that to me? I wasn’t asking for a date or anything. Am I not good enough, just because I’m overweight? And who is he? What gives him the right to make me feel bad about myself?

Well, I won’t accept it. I will not give all of that power to another human being that breathes and bleeds just like me. I may be overweight, but I am still a person. I will never be a “skinny girl”, even if I did have weight loss surgery some day. But I’ll always be a good person, fun, smart, intelligent, and loving. So, what’s wrong with me? People like him! Big girls, keep your head up.

Thanks for letting me vent. Fat girls rule!