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Document Type
Narrative Essay
Publication Date
1990
Excerpt
"Hey, fatso, move out of the way--you're causing an eclipse!" "You're so fat that every time you take a step it registers on the Richter scale!" As a child, I was daily confronted with bitter remarks such as these and cruel treatment from other children due to my weight. I can vividly picture the people who ridiculed me and clearly remember the jokes that were not humorous. I see their wicked grins. I hear their laughter and the sarcasm in their voices. I continue to feel the sharp pains of humiliation. This form of mental abuse, however, does not show obvious physical effects, and oftentimes goes unnoticed and untreated. Thus, the teasing that I experienced was brushed aside as "child's play." Yet it continues to plague me to this day, and as a result I have suffered from eating disorders for the past four years.
Recommended Citation
Author, Anonymous, "Free at Last! (1990)" (1990). The Valpo Core Reader. 413.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/413