tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967935082669630008.post5016801476353785191..comments2023-03-27T13:29:54.365-07:00Comments on THE LEEK GEEKS: Re-LearningAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05891386419594423687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967935082669630008.post-21338115179416628832014-01-20T09:03:53.807-08:002014-01-20T09:03:53.807-08:00At some point, it's high time to stop letting ...At some point, it's high time to stop letting people talk to us like that. My family does the exact same thing. I was living away from my mother for over a year when I lost about 30 pounds (healthily) in 2008. After years of telling me I was fat, she took one look at me one day in the church basement and whispered "you look terrible." I told her I felt fantastic for treating my body right for the first time in a long time, and that my weight was none of her business. Simplement. Being away form my family though, has made me forget how much I need to be on defence. My aunt this Christmas was shaming me because I had gained weight over the semester, all the while lamenting that the fine desserts she'd bought would "go bad if someone didn't eat them", and she kept pilling my plate higher with them. I told her that Matt's mom once made a pie for my birthday, and she jumped "I hope you didn't eat ALL OF IT!" It's a terrible thing they do. I get it. But just show them some bite, set verbal boundaries, and put them in their place. They won't dare speak to you like that again. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197101875791790594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967935082669630008.post-18396236802916265962014-01-20T09:03:01.674-08:002014-01-20T09:03:01.674-08:00At some point, it's high time to stop letting ...At some point, it's high time to stop letting people talk to us like that. My family does the exact same thing. I was living away from my mother for over a year when I lost about 30 pounds (healthily) in 2008. After years of telling me I was fat, she took one look at me one day in the church basement and whispered "you look terrible." I told her I felt fantastic for treating my body right for the first time in a long time, and that my weight was none of her business. Simplement. Being away form my family though, has made me forget how much I need to be on defence. My aunt this Christmas was shaming me because I had gained weight over the semester, all the while lamenting that the fine desserts she'd bought would "go bad if someone didn't eat them", and she kept pilling my plate higher with them. I told her that Matt's mom once made a pie for my birthday, and she jumped "I hope you didn't eat ALL OF IT!" It's a terrible thing they do. I get it. But just show them some bite, set verbal boundaries, and put them in their place. They won't dare speak to you like that again. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197101875791790594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967935082669630008.post-24637392563063006532014-01-17T09:01:13.370-08:002014-01-17T09:01:13.370-08:00Amen. I have also decided to hold myself accountab...Amen. I have also decided to hold myself accountable every month for how I am treating myself in various areas of my life... how I am nourishing my body, my creativity, my spirituality, my intellect, and my relationships. I am going to check in every month. This is going to be a year of taking care of myself and rejoicing in it. Just planning this about a week ago made me realize how much baggage I have and how negative I can be. Enough!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891386419594423687noreply@blogger.com