When I was a child, I used to believe that I was going to be famous. I was in love with Donny Osmond and watched Sonny and Cher every week. My mother was amazed at how I knew all the words by heart. I knew I would be a singer and told everyone that I was going to be a singer when I grew up. What followed next, changed my attitude about myself into my adult life.
Singers are skinny.
I was crushed. So young and impressionable, I believed that this was true. I tried thinking of all the singers I could and none of the ones I could think of were overweight. I remember thinking of Captain and Tenille, Marie Osmond, and Cher. Even the Magic Garden women were skinny.