Tough Talk,
I’ve had a good friend since high school and are very close. We became friends as we were both ostracized for being overweight. Mind you TT, it wasn’t severe, but kids mock you out if you weren’t pencil thin (at least at our school). We’ve stayed close, but she has recently lost a lot of weight due to a medical condition and looks great. She now is very condescending, if not rude, constantly giving me advice with a hint of derision. I want our friendship to continue, but her attitude is that we never that good of friends to begin with. What’s your take on this TT? (Potters, Arkansas).
Potter,
This is very common when a person now believes he or she is better than their friends because of a change in circumstance . . . money, status, physical appearance – whatever. You need to sit your friend down and tell her just because she lost weight doesn’t all of a sudden maker her better than you or anyone else. Leave a long pause and then tell her to hit a hardware store and get a pair of pliers so she can remove the bug from up out of her ass.
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Tough Talk 