Distraught
Someone asked me about appetite suppressants today after physics lecture. She and I had become friends in the class, letting the other borrow notes when one of us had slept in. (Me? Never! ::crosses fingers behind back::) When she first asked me about prescriptions, I assumed that she was asking on behalf of a friend or relative - but then she made it clear she was talking about herself. I must have blinked and said, "What?"She's a nice-looking Asian girl who still fumbles on her English. Shy, quiet, always looking for approval and reassurance. She's about my height, maybe an inch or two shorter. I would be surprised if she weighed more than 130 lbs. I'd hazard 125, but my estimations are always somewhat off.
Needless to say, I asked her why, and she said she was worried about her weight since she was eating so much. Her parents wanted her to take appetite suppressants. I was disbelieving. What's with Asian parents wanting their children to be thin? My own mother was making fun of me for being a size large in Taiwan - well, excuse me for being 5'6"...and Vicky was suggesting I name this blog "stickthin" before I came up with "sugarfiend." *sigh* Parents can be so ridiculous sometimes.
I wonder why people just can't accept themselves the way they are. Who said that being thinner/prettier/taller/smarter/popular was better? Who said that being somebody other than yourself was better? I have a lot more to say about that subject, but I think I'll end this one on a poetic note before I go off on a long schpiel.
Vicky had a good description of sunflowers:
They're so happy! I mean, if you think about them, they're kind of an ugly flower. None of the elegance of roses or the exoticness of lilies. But like, they don't care. They stand up straight and follow the sun.I wish that people could be the same.
posted by sugarfiend @ 4:06 PM
1 Comments:
haha! i was so disappointed i hadn't saved that, because i thought it was a good description too. but you have it, yay!
~v
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