Elena

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by AllyOops!

GC- I was an extremely shy & overweight child who always felt awkward. Especially when I couldn't fit into clothes meant for my age group... You'll never, ever hear me say the "f" word (the one that ends in "at") when it comes to somebody. I despise that word. I'll always look at a person and focus on their beauty. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. I never want to feel the way that I did when I was a little girl, but sometimes I do. I never talk about it, and it's hard to right now. I have no, and I mean NO, tolerance for those that tease people about their weight.

I ♥ Elena. I've never wanted to hug somebody so much as I do her right at this moment.

Okay, first off, I got that happy ending part~that she had strength in standing up to her mom, that does give home, etc. But, my comment was because I thought of all of the other crap she must have to deal with from her all of the time, all of her life.

Ally~ Wow, are you me or what? When I read the description of Elena, I remembered back to when I was a kid. I think my mom was pretty tired by the time I came around {refer to that 17 kid thread}. So much. But, I also was overweight and my sisters skinny and they called her spaghetti and, well, I wasn't.

Your comments about being overweight and not judging, I see a lot of people who are pretty big and I really, truly, look over that. I do look in and see their qualities. Unfortunately, I think the number of people who do this are few. It is sad.

GC, you are a gifted writer. What the heck is it you do?