I have continued to read Jim Gaffigan's Dad is Fat, which has the most eloquent title ever written, one that sends a valuable message.  Jim talks about troubles with a child and troubles he had as a child.  An example of the latter is his extreme paleness (which you can witness here, in his classic stand-up routine "Hot Pockets") and the moderate bullying that resulted.  He describes his appearance here:

"If you have no idea what I look like, I am a very pale person. My photo on the book cover was retouched to make the glare from my skin easier on your eyes. Hey, the publisher wanted to sell books. Trust me, I am a very pale person. No, I’m paler than that. Yes, that pale. Even when I look in the mirror, I think, 'Wow, I’m pale!' I’ve never tanned. Growing up, I hated being pale. I was the whitest kid in an all-white community. Ironically, in a way I was the minority. As a kid, I was called 'Whitey,' 'Casper,' and 'Albino.'"

Jim faced adversity, and he overcame it.  We can all learn a message from this man, who over came a skin abnormality to become a famous mainstream comedian.