The Weight of Attention

I grew up overweight and unkempt. The past few years, I’ve gotten into pretty good shape

and greatly improved my social skills. I started a new job recently where I help people with

computer issues, and the amount of attention I receive is overwhelming. Girls touch my shoulders

and arms without asking, someone winked and smiled at me when opening the door,

a supervisor twice my age is flirty and winks at me, girls stare me up and down while I’m

trying to help on their computer. Don’t get me wrong, I feel great that I can finally feel

confident, but on the other hand, I am overwhelmed. I am not used to

receiving attention like this and it sometimes makes me shy. I’m also mad at