Zimmerman Fears for Wife's Safety After Mug Shot

[magical thyme]

50. true. she still needs to lose the hate in her eyes, though

I am not obese, but am considered unattractive for other reasons. Men have had no problem telling me I am ugly, including my father.

My reasons for being unattractive could have been changed with plastic surgery, but I never had the money for that until about 10 years ago. By then, I figured "why bother?"

It didn't mean I don't have value and worth. (Although now that I'm over 50 and single, there are new reasons why society considers me to be without value or worth.)

I had a friend who was morbidly obese. If she had lost some of the excess weight, she may not have suffered as much as she did, either emotionally or physically. Years of having a hard time getting around, congestive heart failure and a triple by-pass seriously impacted her quality of life.

At my last job, a co-worker was morbidly obese. During the training period, they kept throwing candy bars at us all night, as "rewards" and to keep us awake. Once would have been funny, but night after night for a month was terrible. Adult acne and hypoglycemia for me. Pancreatitis for her....all the extra money she earned from the 2nd job was lost to a week in agony in the hospital.