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If a chubby girl wears a tight shirt, she won’t be seen as the same girl again. Please… never forget what I just said

The war is here and the sickening dread I feel is terrifying

“How nice!” they reply with forced enthusiasm, and you can see the wheels turning in their brain, doing mental math

As the months went on, rather than becoming closer, we grew further apart, and were increasingly irritated with one another

Bound by confidentiality, my husband can’t talk — even to me

It feels like everyone is staring at me, pityingly, scornfully, wondering why I’m not participating in the conversation