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Have you ever felt guilty after reading a post? After reading a deep religious post, I sometimes feel guilty and reassess my relationship with my maker. However, a few weeks ago, I felt guilty after reading a non-religious post .  "I am very sorry for calling you fat girl," I wrote to my friend. "No problem dear," she said. We kept chatting, and I told her why I apologized. She was surprised it had nothing to do with Ramadan. The apology was inspired by the  post .  We often joked about her weight, I call her fat girl, and we usually laugh about it.  My friend reached out to me a couple of months ago about size; she has gained significant weight since she started working. She had tried different types of diet, but none worked. I think the weight gain suits her more than her previous "stringo" size.  She has always been chubby. As a child, she was bigger than her older sister. Although I am taller than her, we wear the exact size of clothes.   One d