Growing Up Fat-Being Teased

     Did I get teased?  Yes, but for the most part not from my class mates.  It usually was the older kids at school or in the neighborhood.  I grew up in a trailer park and the older kids in the park were not the nicest.  My best friend Amy and I would get picked on all the time.  I only participated in a few fights that I can remember.  The first fight I ever was in I got my butt kicked.  I was a third grader and she was a fifth grader.  She was a neighbor.  What did I expect?  I would have done better if I fought her younger sister who was only a year older, but they knew I could have taken her.  Thus, I had to fight the older one.  She bragged about it for years!!!  Brag all you want I was only 8 years old.
     i have a better story for you.  One day in Middle School I was in gym class with a sub.  The sub came up with a rule that anyone hitting the ball over the net after the whistle had to run laps.  Did I mention we were playing volleyball?  Isn't the ball suppose to go over the net?  Anyway, let me remind you, fat kids don't run well nor do we like to run and of course I was the one who served the ball as she blew the whistle.  She yelled at me to start my laps and I argued to no avail.  I was a quite kid and arguing with a teacher was something I usually didn't do.  I absolutely refused to run the laps and told her I would walk them and she agreed.  A few class bullies gave me a hard time and during gym I ignored them, but come lunch time the girls asked how I enjoyed my run and I SNAPPED telling them to F_ _ _ OFF!!! The fight that concurred will be described in my next blog. Time for dinner.

Thanks Sarah for the Picture. Us in Middle School