When I was seven years old, my grandmother told me, "You have such thick thighs."
Looking back now I realize that I had muscular thighs, not "thick" thighs.
If she had said "muscular," maybe I wouldn't have spent the next eight years battling anorexia, and the rest of my life recovering.
Has anyone ever made a fleeting comment about you that immediately became tattooed onto the front of your brain for all of eternity, impacting your self-perception and self-worth? Whether it was an offhand comment made by someone you love and respect or a fleeting declaration by someone you barely know, we share the moments that stick.
