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Amalfie 
4:51am, August 8, 2008
I am writing here, but i am trying to reply to the daily digest that has been going around - "You know you are fat when" - because it seems a couple people are worried that the whole laughing at yourself thing is another avoidance tactic. I dont think that is the case here; this is just a really amazing list of people who have experienced the same/similar things about being obese; and suddenly, we have found a place that we can share those weird/embarrassing/comical things that have occurred while dealing with our weight - suddenly we are not alone. I just wanted to say that I have never felt judged or degraded by any of the entries; and I hope people keep adding their own to the list; knowing that there are other people besides myself that buy non-tying shoes and avoid button-snap or zipping pants; or that have had the horrid experience of being stuck in to-small seats, or had air-mattresses burst from under them; is like a breath of fresh air to my isolated soul! Thank goodness/ and thank YOU for sharing yourselves; so I can feel like i have a chance to be human again; I can go on despite these things; and know that others are stuggling along the way with me... I just wanted to say, I don't think these jokes are demeaning in any way; I think it's a relief for many of us to know that theses things aren't isolated incidents!!!
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i am one of many who wrote on you know you are fat when .i would never write to hurt others .your right when you say its a hey i am not alone in this kind of thing.
i wrote private and unsaid for the same reason .so we dont feel alone in all this.
not everything is a put down.
i am with you on this one friend xxxx hugs and hugs xxx joanne
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