What's the meanest thing someone said to you?

These comments have stirred up so many old memories. For some reason, being directed to the plus size department seemed really bad at the time. Like many of you, though, I had a mom who was constantly telling me I was fat and worthless. She put me on diet pills in fourth grade (ugh) and forced me to run laps on the track behind my middle school on weekends, telling me it was for my own good.

I firmly believe that my weight problem began with her. She meant well, but instead of just buying healthy food, she just warped my idea of what types and amounts of food were "normal" or "acceptable." A "normal" school lunch for me was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on white, potato chips, a Little Debbie oatmeal pie or brownie and a sugary Hi-C juice box. I was never given "healthy" food as a child. I was just told I was fat and that I ate too much of what I was given (she'd give my skinny brother a whole brownie, but then only give me half. Why was she giving us that crap at all?!). Obviously I take responsibility for myself now, but i can't help but think a lot of my issues with food are rooted from the way I was treated between the ages of 8 and 18.

My mother would often lie to me and tell me that my extended family members had told her how fat i was so that I'd see that "others" could see it. I didn't know she was lying back then. I lived for years thinking my family members had long phone conversations about my weight, which back then, wasn't an obesity problem at all.

We're all in the right place now, though, and I suppose that is what matters.

Most of the things on here aren't mean, they're stupid or misguided.

Asking someone 'when is it due?' isn't mean unless they know you're not pregnant.

Pointing you to the plus size clothes isn't mean, it's thoughtless.

When I went into a clothes shop a few years ago, and without even asking me what size I was the guy told me that they didn't have anything for me, I didn't run to the internet and boohoo about how mean he was, I thought, 'bloody hell have I got that big?' and moved on.

Get some perspective!!

I'm sorry, last I checked, I wasn't boo-hooing. I was just telling a story and was honestly curious about other embarrassing moments. My "mean" comment was what my mother said. Thanks for your observations, though, forum police.

Ugh, and the school bullies! Sheesh. How had I forgotten about all that?

The kid who sat on the back of the bus and would sing the "1-800-95-JENNY" song while the whole bus laughed at me. Or the kid sat behind me in science class who would make fun of my thighs for hanging over the sides of the chair. Or the day my boyfriend bought me a teddy bear and had it sent to school on Valentine's Day and someone yelled at me, "you know your mom bought that for you, fatty!"

The funny thing is I was only about 30 lbs. overweight back then. I'd kill to be that weight again! Kids are awful.

The guy at the store told me my lotto ticket wasn't a winner. I was devastated!

Sucks that you had to have him read it for you.