Wow, I kind of can’t believe they let AI stories be premium but maybe I shouldn’t be surprised.
1 year
This was a super cute read! PfV has a knack for imagery and setting. Thanks to you for bringing it to our attention and her for writing such a fun, hot little story.
1 year
Angelette:
This is a great idea. However, I don't want my dad knowing I am taking therapy. Since I can't drive yet and he's the one that drives my car. We work together.
I guess I could take the bus but then he would be wondering where I went. I never went alone before except for walking to a nearby McDonald's when we couldn't afford WiFi back then. He is a helicopter parent, after all.
Edit: I was replying Munchies but somehow my comment didn't get attached.
Munchies:
What's wrong with your dad knowing you are in therapy? And what do you mean you can't drive yet?
Angelette:
Years ago when my sister received therapy through her insurance. My dad somehow found out my sister was talking negative things about her. If we criticize him, then he thinks we think he's "the bad guy."
I never learned to drive at age 16. Currently I am studying my notes for a driver's test. It's been tough to find the time having a busy life.
Munchies raises some excellent points about survival, but if you don’t feel strong enough to talk to your dad yet, most clinics (at least in the US) offer telehealth services.
1 year
Thank you so much! I hope folks enjoy it, and look forward to hearing feedback.
1 year
Ferro1986:
I am a therapist. We are trained to meet the client where they are and work towards their goals, to not superimpose what we think is best into them.
Be direct. Tell your therapist what you want to work on. Otherwise your both wasting your time.
I’m a former therapist and was going to say something like this.
It sounds, Jelly Rolls, like there’s a lot of shame around both your body and your sexual interests. While being fat and gaining weight *can be* unhealthy, it’s not universally true. It’s also not morally wrong to be unhealthy. Health has nothing to do with morality or worth.
It’s difficult to untie all the threads you have going on because shame is tying knots all over the place. If you *want* to do things like eat healthy and exercise, I’ve personally only found the motivation to do that when I love myself and can treat myself kindly. I hope you’re able to talk with your therapist again and unpack some of this, because it sounds like you’re in a lot of pain. Beating yourself up won’t get you where you want to go in life, I speak from experience in this.
1 year
One of the things I get a kick out of every time I reread LS is how intensely sensory everything is, from the food to the weather to the experience of their changing bodies. It’s a read where the magic kind of creeps up on you, and you don’t notice until reality starts looking a little crooked.
On a less literary note, I also think it’s super funny, and they sound super hot in their Halloween costumes!
1 year
Stevita:
Ray Bradbury. I'd love to see where that would go, both in speculative elements and social commentary.
Ooh, in a similar vein I'd like to see Ursula LeGuin's anthropological novel about a society that practices feedism, lots of potential for breaking down fatphobia and sizeism.
1 year
BigBellyBurgerBoy1:
Literature buffs on here, I have a question for you:
If there was to be a book about a character choosing to gain weight on purpose, for whatever reason, which author would you want to see helm this concept? Which author do you think would best handle this idea in execution? I admit it's a pretty vague premise to start with, but if there's a certain writer you had in mind for the concept (besides yourself), who would it be and why?
Not really 'literature', but Bertrice Small. She wrote super steamy historical romance novels in the 70s/80s and her feasts and meal scenes rival GRR Martin's in their scope and detail.
1 year
My Goth/New Wave kick turned into a 90s techno kick, and then I discovered Austra, but Janelle Monae's new album has been on repeat for a few days now.
1 year
I cannot remember the title or the author, but it was a long romance that focused on soft feedism. The hero had a crush on a plump coworker who was engaged to a feeder. Her fiancée didn’t want her to work and pushed her to gain. There was a lovely scene where she and the hero tipsily look at classical art and talk about beauty standards. When the hero and she end up together, she shows up to his house with a bag full of junk food to feed to her.
It was definitely a British author, I think Jaffa cakes were mentioned several times. 😂
Does this ring a bell for anyone?
1 year
