Oh no, I have to reply!  Because you just hit the nail on the head!  We are, most definitely, allowed to be happy with ourselves.  We should be happy with ourselves.  This idea that fat means sad and miserable needs to quit, right now. Because here’s a secret that no one ever tells you: thin doesn’t mean happy, either.  I know that’s what they tell us fat folks, but that’s just creating more harm than good.  This is because we assume that all it takes to be happy is losing weight, but if you notice, there are thin people who aren’t happy.  They have bad things going on in their lives that make them unhappy, but to us, that just cannot be possible, and it creates this unneeded tension. How dare thin people feel insecure about their looks, they’re thin!  They’re perfect!  They need to stop whining at least their not fat.

Happiness is not based on size.  It’s just not.  Happiness is an emotion, and if you think about it, the things that make you happy are not based on your size.  For me, its my partner, my family, my friends, going to conventions, promoting my books and art, meeting new people, heck, watching an episode of Gotham or the Flash, seeing the new Avengers trailer, the new Mortal Kombat coming out… none of that is based on size.  

You’re allowed to smile.  You’re allowed to wear cute clothes and like your hair. You’re allowed to have people around you who think you’re the best person they’ve ever met.  Everyone is.  Everyone is allowed to be happy, and should be happy, and that’s what makes these hateful comments so sad.  Just what is going on in that person’s life to come over to some random girl’s Tumblr and spit out hate?  When you look at it like that you realize that, wow, it could be a lot worse.  I could feel good about myself by tearing others down, others who I don’t even know.