abbyhoward
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Various journal comics~
🕑 Added 2017-07-17 15:29:20 +0000 UTC Hey, folks! Sorry for the wait on these, decided to post em all at once to catch up for the weeks I missed. I'll have two more for you next week!The day I brought Wednesday in to see the kids was so great! It was the class on reptiles, so I was worried the kids would tune it out because we weren't talking about anything fluffy, but they were so into it. I'm sure the fact that they knew they'd be able to touch a snake at the end of class was a factor in their good behavior...
And I'd been sitting on that last comic for a while, it was very much a venting comic for me so I was a little embarrassed to post it I guess! But I'm sure this is a feeling some of y'all have had before, where you feel nervous eating around people in certain circumstances. Like if they don't order as much as you, or in this case, if they're all thin people sharing light dishes with each other and you're the biggest one at the table, sitting there hoarding yours.
There's a tendency for folks to want to comfort me by saying "no one's watching!" but they are watching. These folks might not have been, but in the past I've noticed people watching me eat, sometimes with a clear look of disdain or disgust on their face. They've snapped at me when I asked about certain menu items, embarrassed to be seen with a large woman who wanted food they deemed too fattening, as if it's their business. Anyway, just something I wanted to get off my chest I guess!!
Thanks for listening, I hope you have a nice day!!
Comments
Dinah
I'm so sorry that our douche society makes amazing, gorgeous people like you feel shitty for the stupidest things it can come up with. However idk what's going on in the middle comic, girl sounds up on the latest biologisms! Sharks are all about the mams c'mon <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/392516923752301809/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/392516923752301809/</a>
Betsy Lang
When I'm working crazy 10+ hour shifts on Saturday I split my one 30 minute break in two, and one of my coworkers, he's a boss, has been like "you're eating again?!" Well dick it's been 5 hours and I'm here three more so yes, I'm sitting down and eating.
AWildJax
NO MY REPTILIAN ANGEL IN DISGUISE. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL and the last comic made me sad. I love your face.
Fernando
In all my family's reunions, no matter how much you put in your plate, people are gonna make jokes about how much you're eating. It sounds annoying (and it is), but at least I grew up not giving half a shit about what people say or think about my food. I know it's counterintuitive, but this is one of those situations where people seem impossible to please, so you just stop trying. And caring. I know most people are gonna relate to the last strip, since it's more personal, but I'm a Biology teacher too, and that second one just broke my heart. As it happens in a weekly basis in the classroom... :ó(
Thanks for making that last comic. It's definitely something I connect with on an emotional level. I just started a new job and I'm currently in the process of trying to convince my co-workers that NO I really DON'T want to eat lunch with them. It's impossible to express that's it's because I'm ashamed, not because I'm antisocial. Anyway this turned into a bit of a rant. I just wanted to say that I really appreciate that comic and I love you and your work. <3
Elizabeth
I have totally been there, Abby. In fact, I often avoid eating in public and then I'm ravenous on the way home. It's frustrating-- I *want* to prioritize my own LIFE above what strangers think of me, but it's something I'm still working on. People who think less of you for your size or (heavens forfend!) eating? They are not worthy of knowing the amazing person you are. Haters gonna hate.
