
iblamemyself!
Jesus is the only way
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he’s only 8. just a kid. but i’m starting to see the signs. the weight creeping on. the double chin forming. the posture slouching. i know how it starts. i’ve lived it. the teasing at school. the girls laughing behind your back. the slow destruction of confidence before you even know what confidence is. and it scares me, bro. it really does.
he still thinks everyone’s his friend. still thinks being funny or nice is enough. still lives in that little dream world where effort matters. and i just sit there watching, knowing what’s coming. puberty won’t save him. the world won’t cut him slack. and if he keeps going like this, he’ll hit 12 and reality will smack him harder than any belt could.
i wanna help him. i want to tell him the truth. tell him looks matter. tell him that being fat is a death sentence in this game. but how do you tell an 8 year old that? how do you tell a child that life isn’t fair and never will be? that no one cares about his personality if he doesn’t look the part? i don’t wanna crush him… but i don’t wanna lie either.
maybe i start slow. fix his diet. get him moving. no soda, no snacks. little changes. make him think it’s just for health, not looks. maybe that’s the only way. because if he keeps spiraling, i know exactly where he’ll end up.
and i can’t watch him become me. i just can’t.
he still thinks everyone’s his friend. still thinks being funny or nice is enough. still lives in that little dream world where effort matters. and i just sit there watching, knowing what’s coming. puberty won’t save him. the world won’t cut him slack. and if he keeps going like this, he’ll hit 12 and reality will smack him harder than any belt could.
i wanna help him. i want to tell him the truth. tell him looks matter. tell him that being fat is a death sentence in this game. but how do you tell an 8 year old that? how do you tell a child that life isn’t fair and never will be? that no one cares about his personality if he doesn’t look the part? i don’t wanna crush him… but i don’t wanna lie either.
maybe i start slow. fix his diet. get him moving. no soda, no snacks. little changes. make him think it’s just for health, not looks. maybe that’s the only way. because if he keeps spiraling, i know exactly where he’ll end up.
and i can’t watch him become me. i just can’t.