From "Fatty McGee" to "Hmm I guess not really"

About five or six years ago when he was headed into his teens my baby brother went through his chubby phase. I thought he was adorable, but I suppose that when the siblings closest in age to you stay bean poles during their developmental years it could give you a complex. And for him it did.
Ever since then he has thought himself fat, regardless of the fact that a few years later he blossomed into a 6'2" slender swan. Despite now being skinny, though, thankfully, keeping his healthy sized rump that inspired his nickname "Juicy Double," he carries the body image of a blimp. I, who have been chubby my whole life, among other siblings (not to mention names but I am looking at you Elder) have had our share of giggles exploiting his little fat kid within. Example:
He is teasing me about something and I respond with "shut your fat face," only to see him crumble and look at me through sad eyes and say something tragic like "I already know I'm fat, you don't have to remind me."
It's mean, I know. But it has always given me a good laugh at the irony that he is so completely skinny and handsome and accomplished, but the nonsensical issue of his nonexistent chub rolls is the one thing that can bring him down. Anyway I guess once you hit your 30s it's time to stop exploiting your siblings' weak spots, so I have now been working on bringing him to a healthy level of body image rationale. It must be working because I got this little nugget this week.


So I guess we have gone from "Blimpie" to "Fatty McGee" to "I Guess I'm Really Not Fat." I'll take it as serious progress.

What he thinks he looks like...


What he actually looks like....


Oh and did I mention he could do this....