anyone else notice in Martha's instagram story, Ruby is the only one that doesn't have food
During my ED and subsequent “recovery” (I say this, because true recovery didn’t start until I left that world behind) I followed quite a lot of people on the tumblr/IG “recovery community” (nite continued use of air quotes!)
One girl in particular was obsessed with sharing photos of food, often elaborate, quite rich food and doing a very good speech about how she was conquering her fears and “showing ana who’s boss” (
I can’t stand the word ana!)
She also had a sister who was quite big on IG, just not the recovery community (she posted about lifestyle/feminism and I really loved her content) a similar thing happened, where she’d share stuff on her stories of them all at a cafe, and everyone else would have milky coffees and cake - her sister would be there with a black coffee. Not even a milk jug in sight.
Yet a week earluer there was a post on her feed with a cappuccino, saying how she would never go back to black coffee… the point is: it’s very easy to curate what you want people to see on your own social media, but this can be so far from the truth.
One thing I have noticed in a few of Ruby’s videos now, is that she will have a breakfast of porridge/cereal and then the next clip will show her having toast for a ‘second breakfast’ or morning snack because she was “still hungry.” I really struggle to believe this.
mid be interested to see if she’s wearing the same outfit, because we know that she mixes around footage from different times/days and I widely suspect this is the case. I could be wrong, obviously, but it all reminds me too much of what this girl did; and many others, I must add! I just vividly remember her because of how performative her content seemed.
I also know that I said the same lies to my mother. When she picked me up from Uni one day, I would literally grab an empty wrapper of something to be holding as she walked in, to try and make out I’d just eaten it - utterly ridiculous! And foe anyone who might be reading and thinks that’s a “good idea” and aid their deception (Ruby included). Behaviour like that almost cost me my degree - well did, for the two years I had to take out.
Am I the only one that thinks Ruby doesn't have an ED? From the pictures she posts with her family and the ones of her in a wetsuit in Devon, she looks like a perfectly healthy 21 year old. She's probably not quite right in the head though in the sense perhaps she wishes she had an ED and puts up a persona around "having" an ED - i.e. ED baiting.
re: Ruby’s appearance, I agree with what someone else just wrote, that often what we talk about isn’t appearance related. Additionally, I want to highlight a specific area of her appearance that I often pick up on - and others do - which could be true at any weight! Her face, namely her eyes and skin.
One of the worst points out my own ED occurred when I was still a “healthy weight”. It was also a time when I looked particularly unwell- my parents’ words, not my own - and all of this was down to my face. My
eyes were dead, my
smile was so forced (very similar to what I see with Ruby now) and the
bags under my eyes could hold Ruby’s entire library!
The starvation, alongside other behaviours at the time, showed. Conversely, when my weight was much lower many years later, but I was several weeks into proper recovery, my face looked so much healthier. I want to stress that this doesn’t mean “health” and I kept restoring weight until it was healthy again! But nourishment shows in more ways than the number on a scale.
I like the food suggestion, but then Ruby always claims to love a picnic. My money’s on it not being school based. Kids in the summer holidays…having fun? Playing? Going on *gasp* adventures? They should be locked in their bedrooms hunched over a desk giving themselves eye strain. I mean all those day trips to Kirrin Island - so unproductive! And not a single mention of their grades in the whole series.
found a (possibly dodgy) link to the video where Ruby says she has bought a house:
You'll be finding glitter in odd places for the next few years! And I hope your little one feels better soon!
) and of course Roobee can’t be the second-best student in any group under any circumstances.
