tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post7775453547124878288..comments2013-04-09T06:41:51.376-07:00Comments on Why wait?: What's Past is Past?Maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15096217844408267893noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post-29082925989253366872010-11-06T13:22:54.450-07:002010-11-06T13:22:54.450-07:00Rebecka - Oh, what an awful experience. What is up...Rebecka - Oh, what an awful experience. What is up with some of these teachers? There's some great ones, but who does something like that?<br /><br />Dr F - Yes, even when comments were kindly meant, they tended to cut anyway. I think it's just too hard for kids to figure out weight loss on their own. I mean, we're just figuring it out now!<br /><br />Nope, I didn't get to play. She really only wanted the athletic kids from some basketball camp in the game, and I just was too embarassed to push for it. <br /><br />But nowadays I'm pretty athletic thanks to some great mentors I had in high school - so there are good ones out there! Unfortunately, sometimes that bad stuff just really sticks out in your memory.Maudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096217844408267893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post-52807719829288405792010-11-06T10:34:30.365-07:002010-11-06T10:34:30.365-07:00I want to jump in a time machine and go back and g...I want to jump in a time machine and go back and give your gym teacher a smack across the head. That was just cruel.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301763232264453237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post-67030314359247555902010-11-06T09:36:47.446-07:002010-11-06T09:36:47.446-07:00Many times gym teachers are the same "big dum...Many times gym teachers are the same "big dumb jocks" they were in high school and that's a shame. What could have been a very positive turning point in your life then and there just reinforced the bad self-concept that was already there at such a young age. How sad!<br /><br />So, did you play in that game or not?Laniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438241075767655180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post-26099576402669114032010-11-05T23:08:08.927-07:002010-11-05T23:08:08.927-07:00Most of us have a memory or two or three just like...Most of us have a memory or two or three just like that. My 'favorite' was sixth grade when we all took our turn stepping up to the teacher's desk and on to the scale after which the teacher announced to everyone how much we weighed. Thank God for poor Mark G who was fatter than me so I didn't have to be the fattest kid in the class.<br />I don't know how you can be a teacher for as many years as my sixth grade teacher and not develop at least a little sensitivity.Rebeckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937083711303332580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093236590153347708.post-17938955499566261512010-11-05T19:37:44.761-07:002010-11-05T19:37:44.761-07:00What a ...well, bad word. Prejudice against fat pe...What a ...well, bad word. Prejudice against fat people is found everywhere, even in teachers. I think gym teachers see fat kids as lazy. At least they did before fat was norm. I can imagine how bad that felt. In 5th grade my gym teacher kept me and another kid after class, weighed us and then talked to us about how overweight we were. At the time I was devastated. But, looking bad, he was very respectful and did it in private and in a nice way. But as an embarrassed kid, all I heard was, "you're fat." Maybe if I would have listened to him, I wouldn't be where I am today.Dr. Fat To Fithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954538312143531261noreply@blogger.com