Dying to be Skinny
I want to start this blog post by sharing a secret with you. I had an eating disorder called Bulimia. It started my senior year of high school. I started abusing laxatives until I got down to a size zero. I'm sharing this because I know I'm not alone. In an age of Cosmo and Vogue, airbrushing, and photo shop, it's really hard for young women to accept their bodies and celebrate each and every unique and beautiful figure. On that note, I was always bullied for my figure. I'm very curvy with a big round butt. And, this was pre-JL era, so big butts were not in fad at the time. I played softball and wore very tight form fitting uniforms. Bulimia was a way for me to erase myself. My mom almost immediately caught on when I started wasting away to nothing. And, not to get too graphic, but there is a distinct odor when someone is abusing laxatives. It's almost a chemical/soapy smell. I remember she got really mad!...