Tag Archives: family

Jan
14
2009

Recording a Moment(ish)

I had a moment tonight.
My best friend GayBoy (@mr_tits_pervert on Twitter) was over tonight and we were drinking, doing the Silly Thing, and I was off in the bathroom.
I looked in the mirror and I just remembered my mother and how I always thought she was so beautiful. You know, when she wasn’t wearing her [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Hygiene & Health, Journalling, Lifestyle, Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, Twitter, weight loss | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)
Jan
03
2009

About My Dad, About Weight, About Change

My father is morbidly obese, and then some. He’s pushing 400 pounds. His legs are shot. His heart’s riddled with issues. There’s the stepmom’s chain-smoking, his daily dalliances with alcohol despite being told a single drink could kill him, and then there’s the ridiculous Southern diet the wife (who was a nurse for 35 years, is equally morbidly obese, smokes, is never active, and who is also diabetic with heart issues) is always cooking. How about scalloped potatoes in their house? A casserole has a half-stick of butter and a jar of Cheez Whiz. You want sour cream with that? It’s in the fridge.

If there was a textbook “how not to be diabetic” example, it’d be them.

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Hygiene & Health, Journalling, Lifestyle, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, weight loss | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (4)