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Thread about the comments I’ve received as a child/teenager (also adult) that caused 99% of my body image issues to show you how every little word you say has a huge impact.
My dad used to call me ba2ra ALL THE DAMN TIME. When I was like 8/9 and I started to reach puberty he got so bothered by how my body looks that he refused to buy me chocolates and sweets for like a year (my body weight was very heathy)
My dad used to yell at me if I didn’t wear slippers because bel nesbe elo my feet are too big. He kept bullying me saying that bkra maba2 hada byetjawazne w bsir maba2 byezbat aalaye gher shoes l rjel (my mum also agreed on that). My uncles and aunts used to make fun of my feet
Too. I couldn’t be comfortable wearing sandals or going to the beach before this summer (after A LOT of therapy).
My mum used to make me feel ashamed of my boobs. She kept saying eno they’re way too big and I can’t wear anything tight w lezem dal elbos shi wese3 or cover them (explains my scarf phase)
My mum used to always tell me not to smile and show my teeth in pictures because she hated them. When I was like 12 she legit said ‘maba2 tedhake mesh tay2a manzarik’, a week later I got braces.
When I was like 14, it took me A LOT of courage to wear a tight outfit, my neighbor saw me and said ‘yi dabdoub mbayan mehlawe’
My ex once saw an overweight girl and told me ‘eza betsire nasha adda beterkik aslan ente hek w lezem tedaafilik shi shway’
I was once bothered because I was catcalled and my friend legit said ‘ente ma btenshefe aslan min hal mastul l bado ylatshik’
My ex-bestfriend used to make fun of my boobs and call them bazooka which made me never accept going to the beach with friends
Last year I gained weight cz of antidepressants so some guys at uni made fun of me on a whatsapp group and called me dolphin eendo shaar aa dahro
A couple of months ago, I was wearing shorts so a friend said ‘maba2 telbse shorts fkhadik ktr kbar aslan hatta skinny jeans maba2 lezem telbse jesmik ghalat jibe pants metl tabaa wassim’ and it legit made me anxious every time I wore shorts afterwards
I was feeling good about my body today and it made me feel bad. I thought a lot about the reason why I feel this way and it’s those shitty comments :)
