Weight is a supercharged subject in my family of origin. My dad was fat — we didn’t use gentle words like “heavy” or “overweight.” He was fat. Although by today’s weird standards, he would probably be considered chubby. Like, John Goodman or Kevin James chubby. But back then, Jackie Gleason, Zero Mostel, and my dad were FAT.
Up until about my late 40s, I…
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