*I'm a longtime BBW and consciousness-raising former NAAFA'n *I live in New England *Here's a picture of me with my young son (now 20!) when I was convinced I was too fat to take part in real life, was a stay-at-home mom, and completely convinced I was unattractive (or so my ex- said insisted). I divorced him and went to college and found myself. *I'm 5'2 and not sure of what I weigh since I never weigh myself and I make a point of asking my doctors not to tell me--the number is not important, it's how I feel that is...if my clothes get tight, or loose, or my joints act up--those are what I pay attention to *I want to get back into performing and singing * Candye Kane & Camryn Manheim are my BBW heroes *I'm working on a graduate degree and have a GPA of 3.6 * I'm goofy and have no sense of direction or organizational skills to speak of *I made a point of looking for a boyfriend who LOVES BBW's, and settle for the guys who wanted me "despite" my size, saying size was "not important"....and I'm glad of it! Not only is he that, but brilliant, cute, funny, tall and adorable..."ALL THAT". WHAT A DIFFERENCE. Ladies...NEVER "settle".