Hi Bettie, I just read your last few posts and they were very powerful! I was in tears! Who thinks that they have the right to judge and or make fun of anyone about their weight. That must have been so hard to deal with! My Husband went to Catholic schools and he told me how mean the nuns were. I thought they must be nice people because they were nuns. How naive! Bettie, my Grandson is real chunky. A girl in his class said hey chubby to him. He told her what his name was and that it hurt his feeling to be called chubby. She apologized and he hasn’t had any other issues with her. I was so proud of him for standing up to her as he is only 8 years old. Bullying is horrid. Your shames were out of your control. I like your phrase “student of life”. Going through recovery, I had to tear apart my life and find out why I did certain things and take stock of myself and other’s in my life. I think it will be a on going process. I think it a very healthy way to live. Don’t forget to give yourself kudos on how far you have come, both in being gamble free and in your life. Sometimes we forget to do that. Take care.
