An Open Letter to My Fat Friend
Or, what I hope I would do if I saw you being bullied on a plane.
I just finished reading “A Letter From the Fat Person on Your Flight” by Your Fat Friend, and I really wanted to respond.
I wanted to respond in the comment section, actually, but the link was missing. I refreshed. Twice. Still missing. I wonder what happened in the comments that got them shut down. I hope people weren’t bullying you here on Medium, dear friend. The idea of that happening makes me sad.
I love this site and the sense of community I usually get from reading the responses to the stories I read here, so I hope that’s not what happened.
Now, back to your letter. And my response.
I Think I Would Have Done Nothing
Your letter made me think about how I would react in that situation. It was something I hadn’t thought about before, and as such, I would have been unprepared to handle it in the moment.
What I mean is that I don’t make decisions quickly, and stressful situations tend…
