What exactly does petite mean?
I have always struggled with using the word 'petite' to describe myself. Feeling ashamed if someone used that word to describe me, because clearly, being overweight, I was not petite. I always thought that it meant that you were both short and thin. I haven't been at a 'normal' BMI for 20 years now, so I've always felt embarrassed to call myself petite. Turns out, I was wrong. Big time. Petite doesn't care if you are thin or not. (more…)
