19.
This one time I was shopping for jeans and the guy in the store helping me started really helpfull and kind at first. The problem was, every pair I tried on was, or too tight around the hips, or too loose around the waist.
Hé got really impatient and frustrated really fast and recommended to me I’d try buying my jeans in countries like Brazil, “where girls are more curvy and you would fit in” , to find my right size…. I am an Italian girl living in the Netherlands…. I asked him if he would pay for my planet ticket and left the store.
20.
I know a lot of these are gonna be negative but honestly the most prevalent memory for me was the first time I swallowed my fear and shopped in a plus sized store. I had been punishing myself and denying myself of feeling good and looking good for so long and the second I walked into that store, I realized it. Finally, I found a place where I don’t feel lesser than because of my size. I finally felt like a person and was willing to find clothes that made me stand out rather than clothes that helped me be invisible. Life changing.