Judgemental

You know... being both fat and Mormon I get judged by the outside world a lot.  They probably wouldn't judge me the same if they knew me as they do on paper... but I do think it's kind of ironic.  2 examples:  MSN ran an article on how we, as members of the LDS church, pay tithing.  It was very inaccurate and you could tell it was coming out just in time for Mitt Romney's campaign.  The judgemental part was reading the comments at the bottom of the page.  WOW... that's about all there is to say.  There were maybe 5 people that had actually met one, 3 that were Mormon, and 1 that used to be.  Let's just say that there were not very many kind words.  Most of them saying that we were tax evaders, extortionists, idiots for giving money for the good of others, and very selfish with the churches money.  I was really surprised.  I'm not familiar with that group of Mormons... The second example was I've had a UTI... yuck... the last couple of days.  I went in to get an antibiotic and of course they have to take all your stats... weight, height, oxygen levels, and blood pressure.  I got the exact same reaction that I get every time someone takes my blood pressure.  Because I'm heavy, they expect a high blood pressure.  When they get 60/108 they look at me funny and almost every time... "Is your blood pressure usually like this?"   I think in my head, "Yes... and that's bad?"  (anything under 80/120 is normal)...

Moral of the story, know the person before you make the judgement.