Comments | jengaholic: Going on 19 years...

jengaholic

Going on 19 years...

Sep 05, 2007 08:54

...and I still don't know hot respond to "you're so skinny, you're so lucky!"

Thank you?
No I'm not?
You're skinny, too!

no.

none of those work.

I usually end up saying something ungracious like "eh, it makes clothing hard to find, it never fits."

I dislike these situations, despite any intentions behind them.

Comments 6

pieshedder September 5 2007, 14:34:51 UTC

and then you turn FAT

jengaholic September 5 2007, 17:52:37 UTC

eh, I'm ready for a change anyway.

pieshedder September 9 2007, 16:05:22 UTC

i wasn't really referring to you, but ok. also, other than the boobs you'll probably hate it.

buella_pearl September 5 2007, 16:38:12 UTC

I don't know if it's true for you, but I like to go with something along the lines of how my metabolism will eventually slow down.

Possible Responses... morgana113 September 6 2007, 17:03:50 UTC

"Yeah, for a while I was anorexic, but then i realized that bullimia is SO much more effective!"

"I actually used to be really fat and short, but then i got stretched out!" This only works if you offer no further explanations whatsoever.

*get very quiet and then say, "Well, i lost a lot of weight when i was living in the refugee camp." Then tell a story about how you fought your own parents for a scrap of moldy bread - try to work up some tears during this speech.

Re: Possible Responses... jengaholic September 6 2007, 17:07:46 UTC

haha, oh madeline, I miss you.