Hard question. I liked my body before as well, actually, and I am tired of the assumption that I did not.
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Thursday 21 August 2025
You do not have to have handled it well. Most of us do not. — asked by Jonah
Hard question. I liked my body before as well, actually, and I am tired of the assumption that I did not.
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I noticed I had gone a whole day without checking anything in a reflective surface.
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Neutral. Genuinely neutral. It is a body, it is doing its job, I did not think about it much.
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My back held for a whole shift, which is the only thing I ask of it.
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Neutral about most of it and still snagging on one bit, which I gather is normal.
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The changing room was worse than I expected and I sat in the car afterwards for a while.
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Comfortable. Not a word I had used about myself in a long time.
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It made it through a fortnight I did not think either of us would manage.
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I got dressed without a running commentary. First time in months.
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Hetty That is a good one. Thank you for putting it down.
It held a child for an hour without giving out.
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It made it through a fortnight I did not think either of us would manage.
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Neutral about most of it and still snagging on one bit, which I gather is normal.
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It swam. In February. In the sea. I did not think it had that in it.
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I am not going to comment on it today. That was the practice and I managed about two thirds of the day.
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Nella Glad you went in.
It is doing something clever with insulin that I do not understand and I am grateful to it.
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Comfortable. Not a word I had used about myself in a long time.
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