Good morning all.
I am so ticked off right now and my dh is at work so I have no one to gripe about this to so everyone here gets to be the lucky ones
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Ok here is what is going on, I was looking at my adoption agency's forum this morning and was left speechless ( for awhile) about a message left from a fellow member. She was addressing the whole weight rumor issue and then talked about how when her and her husband were in China they were held up waiting on the bus while 2 "very obese" women went shopping. That when these women returned they were laughing about how they had made everyone wait. Her message then got really interesting when she said for everyone who is overweight to "get out there & lose the weight, change the diet" - yes these were her exact words!
I didn't respond at first cause I think for the first time in my life I was speechless. I walked away from my computer for awhile and thought about it, did I take that the wrong way? I let a few other respond first with comments like "that is the most stereotyping I have ever heard from one person". So then I knew I wasn't alone. I then responded with "I didn't know all overweight people were disrespectful and late all the time, you learn something new everyday. I hope that your own daughters never have a weight problem one day cause it doesn't seem like they will be getting any support form their mother. Get out there and lose the weight, change the diet. Thanks you so much, why hadn't I ever thought of that?"
I signed it Still Shaking My Head In Disbelief.
This lady has since said she was sorry, she had been really catching it for these comments. I just wasn't expecting words like that from a place that you look to for support.
Well thanks for letting me vent, I feel better!