Perfect
Posted by Kaleidoscope on April 16, 2006
Written by: Ezulie (USA) Copyright © 2006
The yellow, fluorescent light bounced off her scrawny arms as she wheeled into the drive-in an hour past midnight. She was looking forward to it every since she saw the stimulating commercial on television while she was running her troubles off and away on the everlasting treadmill. She heard her mother’s voice, “Don’t gain any more pounds. You’re perfect now.” She remembered how her mother praised and admired her cousin’s lithe figure, how she gave an unconscious, smiling nod to slender young women and a critical frown to the chunkier crowd.
“Large fries? That’ll be $1.50.”
She glanced up at her rear view mirror, studying her meager, pale face before turning her head slightly to the right to examine her prominent cheekbones.
After she guiltily snagged the greasy bag, she drove back home in silence. One by one, she slowly bit and chewed the fatty fries before spitting her mouthful back in the original paper bag.
The crime was done. She headed towards her faucet and quickly washed off her salty shame before she lifted up her sweater, scrutinizing her considerably protruding ribs and concave mid-section.
She sadly smiled to herself, “I guess I’m more than perfect now, aren’t I?”
April 16, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Bulimia. Terrible illness. I believe it’s becoming popular amongst young Kuwaiti females and maybe even some young homosexual men.
“I guess I’m more than perfect now, aren’t I?” If anything, we are more imperfect than we have ever been. Good going Erzulie.
April 19, 2006 at 7:48 am
Thank you Tantalize
The disease is common with young women. I don’t see how gays are specifically cornered though; I’m sure there are old and/or straight men that go through the same illness yet again, not as much as the young women’s percentage.
April 19, 2006 at 12:09 pm
It’s pandemic. Can’t blame them, when everyone nowadays is obsessed with perfect bodies. If you’re not a minus 2 size - you’re subhuman. Blech…
April 20, 2006 at 1:14 am
It is a problem indeed. I have personally witnessed a case in a close family circle, and heard other friends explaining their personal struggle with Bulimia. Only one thing I felt odd in the post is that an anorexic person never thinks that she’s got a perfect body. On the contrary; she still thinks she’s fat regardless of her “protruding ribs and concave mid-section”.
April 20, 2006 at 6:20 am
Qatar Cat: I hear you…
Ayya: Hence the sadly smiled to herself, because it’s never enough.
April 22, 2006 at 12:25 am
Sad. But a very serious issue that is affecting very young teenagers as well.
April 23, 2006 at 10:25 am
Jewaira: Mhmm…
November 14, 2007 at 8:29 pm
It’s wrong. But true… Sad really
“MOre than perfect”… what does that mean? Does it mean negative sizes..?
WAKE UP LADIES.. and in some cases gentlemen… Size 12 is the average woman’s jean size… it’s natural…
Learn it.
It’s a very enlightening story, keep it up!
February 10, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I agree with Brittany. Just eat and be happy…and avoid to much fatty food…it’s not good for the health. Losing wait to be healthy is good…starving yourself…bad.