‘I was bullied for BEING FAT'

A Move! reader shares how she learnt to love herself after being teased for years

- Dieketseng Mphose

WHEN I was growing up, I used to be very fat. I hardly had any friends and my classmates used to call me “Biggie” because I was bigger than the rest of the children. This broke me inside and my self-esteem was very low,

I APOLOGISED TO MY PARENTS

I hated myself and felt so alone. When I was 12 years old, I wrote my parents a letter apologising on behalf of God for giving them a daughter who was ugly and fat. I told them that they did not deserve this, especially as my older sisters are the epitome of beauty.