Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker

Author:Jes Baker
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781580055833
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2015-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

Not sure if your event, flyer, or art project is inclusive, or want help with next steps? Just ask. Google is a wonderful thing for finding information online, and when you put out a call online asking for help making something more accessible and inclusive, people will usually recognize that support is needed and give you some ideas to help propel you forward!

It’s so easy to fall into the trap of self-loathing. I don’t always love my chubby tummy, my squishy butt, my ever shrinking boobs . . . but then my knees and hips ache and everything connected with my head, neck, and shoulders results in the screeching pain of migraines, and on those days there isn’t a single part of my body that doesn’t hurt. How do I love a body that does this to me? The ever-changing combination of meds I take has resulted in epic weight loss, then intense weight gain, mood changes, sleeplessness, chronic exhaustion, frustration, nausea, dizziness, and even a series of kidney infections. My disabilities impact my body in so many ways, and sometimes that makes it hard for me to love me.

But hot damn if my body isn’t amazing despite all that. I’ve had four knee surgeries now; I’m part bionic and part cadaver grafts, and my body has accepted these invasions and welcomed them. I have discovered the brilliance of playing and working out in water; when I find something that works, whether it is a new medication, massage, essential oil, dietary change, chocolate, or stretch, I celebrate my body being open to constantly experiencing new things. When I gather with my “crip” family (note: “Crip” is a term that has been reclaimed by many disabled individuals, but isn’t a word to just go slinging around willynilly), we laugh and cry and celebrate and get out frustrations and get creative and “MacGyver” shit; we adapt things; we find ways we can not only engage with a world that actively discourages our bodies, but also ways to take that world by storm. I am not telling you that all you have to do is close your eyes and click your heels together and magically you’ll love your body, but even in the midst of hurt and pain and lack of access, remember how hard your body (and your mind and your heart) are working to exist in a world that doesn’t want to believe that people like us are beautiful, handsome, dapper, sassy, fierce, successful, brilliant, amazing, and self-satisfied. But we know we are. Crip love.

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