Skinny b#%^$& moment

Shannie312

So, I had a garage sale this weekend and something embarrassing happened. Three plus sizes ladies were looking at clothing and one held out a bathing suit that I had marked size 14 asking me if it was a girls 14 or womens 14. I replied that it was a girls 14. It looked very small and I also remarked that if it were a women's 14 that would make me very sad. What I meant was...that if that were a women's, being that it was so small, that meant I would be a size who knows what. What I think she thought I meant was...size 14 is ginormous and the thought of being a 14 would make me sad. I saw them exchange a look and the woman said gee thanks. In the time it took to process what happened, they had left but I'm not even sure I could backpedal my way out of that. I am 16 months post op, down 80 pounds, in a size 8, and I think I am definately smaller than I was, but don't see myself as skinny. I don't advertise that I had surgery, don't see myself on a mission to "convert" those who have significant weight problems. If someone is interested in surgery I will tell them my experience. They have no idea that 18 months ago, I was right there with them, it was very strange to be thought of that way. I can just imagine what they were saying to each other about the skinny b#%^* running the garage sale

pawoodhull

I have often times stuck my foot in my mouth so totally get it! You didn't mean anything bad by that so don't worry too much about what they might have thought.

JreedyJanelle

One time I was having a garage sale and I advertised plus sizes. I had some 1x and 2x clothing in the mix. One rude lady who was about a size 14 or 16 held them up and said Wow those are huge, and she and her friend laughed at me. I said to them that if they didn't want it to put it down and leave, and if they thought they were better than me they weren't because I wasn't as ugly as they were. They left.