I am a library tech and have been working in elementary schools since 2001. I have always been large. (some years larger than large, other years just large) When I talked to a counsellor about depression (mostly due to negative self-image) she told me that I should trying seeing myself through their eyes. Not once do I ever think of how I look when I am with children. Many of them have talked to me after they have moved on and said they remember me as fun and happy and just like a big kid myself. I always thought myself as a monster, which is why the title of your blog intrigued me. I have also been told by my sister friend that if she had one wish, it would be for me to see myself as she sees me. Definitely something to try a little harder at.
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