Today, my dad informed me that my prom dress makes me look chubby from the side, gives me "back fat", and that I wouldn't want to go to prom looking like that. I tried to ignore his hurtful comments and tell myself I was beautiful. Then the clasp broke. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, whilst trying on wedding dresses with my mom, she told me that I looked fat and awful in the dress I liked. When I told her how hurtful she was being, she told me that I should be grateful that she told me what she thought instead of laughing at me behind my back. FML
Today, I was excited about my friend going wedding dress shopping, so before I went to go work out, I decided to try on a prom dress from high school to remember what it felt like to get dressed up. It was too tight, I broke the zipper, and spent 45 minutes trapped before I cut myself out. FML
Today, I finally gave my mum an expensive designer dress I spent months saving to buy for her as she had been very depressed. However she has gained so much weight from stress eating she ripped it when trying to put it on, and now won't talk to me because, "I wanted to make her feel fat". FML
Today, I went in to pick my wedding dress. My fiancé's ex-girlfriend was my consultant. She basically hinted that I looked fat in every dress. FML
Today, my mom and I were looking at dresses for me at the mall. The cashier pointed out a dress, and my mom said, "She's definitely not going to fit into that. She's too flat-chested." FML
Today, my sister told me she didn’t want me in her wedding pictures because I looked fat in my bridesmaid's dress. FML
Today, I asked my parents if the outfit I was wearing made me look fat. My mom looked at me and paused for a while; my dad said, "Honey, that outfit doesn't make you look fat. Your fat makes you look fat." FML
Today, I finally lost enough weight to fit into the beautiful dress that I ordered for my senior prom. I graduated from high school in 2010. FML
Today, I tried on a dress for prom. It took a while to zip, but I insisted it'd fit. I asked for help. When the lady finally managed to zip all the way, the dress completely ripped at the seams. Not only did I have to pay $169 for it, but the lady told me, “We have more dresses in the plus-sized section!” FML
Today, I was shopping for dresses when my fiancé turned into what I can only call a groomzilla. He told me and my maid of honor that we need to lose weight because he's not "paying all this money for a pair of fatties to not look good." FML
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Top comments
DocBastard 40
Maybe you should listen to your father's advice for a change instead of categorically ignoring him just because it makes you feel better. He could've just said "DAAAAAMN!" But it sounds more like he was trying to be helpful rather than hurtful.
Idonebeenhad 17
Girl: Does this dress make me look fat? Guy: Uhh no it's fine. Girl: STOP LYING TO ME Guy: Okay, a little Girl: WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, OH MY GOD I'M NEVER GONNA TALK TO YOU AGAIN
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Comments (138)
Tsujionmai 1
You is beautiful. you don't need no one saying you aren't. so what if your chubby or not its your prom and it only comes once enjoy it missy beautiful.
princess151617 4
Don't listen to him. It doesn't matter if your tall, short, skinny, fat, medium size, black, white, slow or smart if your think your beautiful then your beautiful. Don't listen to any haters. !
RogueWarrior869 23
She just didn't listen when he told her the dress would make her look bad. I don't see where he insulted her directly. And the ones dropping insults in the comments are just trolls.
kx1234 3
I'm sorry that must suck
MissHayleyJames 7
It's very possible OP ordered her dress in her normal clothing size (or even a size bigger) and then when it came in was too small since dresses run so tiny. She may not have bought a smaller size for motivation or to make herself feel better or anything.
final_rest 3
ITT: People who can't take a little criticism. Her dad was blaming the dress and he was just trying to help her. Regardless of how she looks, telling people to ignore honest, unhurtful criticism from a loving place and drowning them in the word "beautiful" might make them feel better but is never going to help anyone in the long run.
RogueWarrior869 23
ydi. Your dad was trying to help you by being honest. I've had similar blunt honesty like that from my mother, but later on I was grateful she didn't let me leave house in something that would make me that embarrassed down the line.
Davick 0
sometimes life will give a warning. best to listen.
ctbmore1111 1
Prom in March?
giraffelover88 0
prom dresses run smaller than normal clothes so don't worry too much. Enjoy your day. And tell your dad he could be a little nicer I mean you do have feelings shit lol
seanylawls 0
You're not fat.