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Has anyone ever said something that made you so angry you’re still thinking about it almost a year later? Last summer, I was helping a family member with an estate sale. My sister-in-law and I were selling a heavy workbench to a man. When he was ready to move it to his truck, he looked at the two of us and asked: “Is there a man around who can help me move this?”

A few years ago, a friend showed me a habit tracker she absolutely loved. Each month was written out, with one spot for every day of the month — January had 31 dots, February had 28, and so on. Every day she completed her habit, she colored in a dot. She called it the “Stupid F*ing Dots” (or SFD for short), and it really helped her exercise consistently. She found something that worked for her, and I was genuinely happy for her. But it also made me realize something uncomfort

When I was growing up, I was called “chubby,” which was apparently a perfectly acceptable word to use in the 80s. I was embarrassed that my jeans were “Pretty Plus” sizes. My mom was always going on a diet, and most of the time, my sister and I went on the diet with her. When I was in middle school, my mom and I went on a road trip with my aunt. My mom forgot to tell her that we were both “on a diet,” so she brought a grocery bag full of junk food for the road. My aunt was so