“You're a raw nerve in that era of your existence. Life hurts, and that isn't unique to fat people or to any one group, really. Pretty much everyone goes through some version of young-adult malaise. Those years are full of promise and pain.” PainYoung Adult Book:T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People Source: T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People