2009-08-17 19:32 | Interactions.
It sometimes seems like all I do here is share links. But you know, if that means others get to read good things, then that's fine, as well.
Today's is h/t Deeply Problematic – In This Body: So are you losing weight?
Friend: "So you're training for a triathlon! That sounds like a lot of work."
Me: "I love it! I'm working out twice a day right now — it's great!"
Pal: "Wow! So are you losing weight?"
Me: [Stares blankly until my friend is uncomfortable and stammers something.][...]
It is a Russian Roulette question! With my answer, I can be putting a bullet in my relationship with that person — because I don't know what assumptions are believed about me, about fat, about motivation, and about training, for the person to have asked it in the first place!
Figured I'd share.
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