Today, my grandma sent me a Valentine's Day card. For years she's been hinting at me to lose weight. The card: a picture of cookies on the front and a gym membership inside. FML
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Today, I received a box in the mail from my mom which I assumed was a care package. It was a scale to encourage me to lose weight. FML
Today, the only card I got for Valentine's Day was in my mother's handwriting, and she posted it through the front door herself. She still won't admit it's from her. FML
Today, when I visited my grandmother at her nursing home, I was looking at pictures she had of all the grandkids. All were normal graduation pictures etc. but mine was a cutout where she made me skinnier. FML
Today, my mother offered to give my overweight girlfriend the workout DVDs that she no longer needs. FML
Today, I found the birthday card my grandma had mailed. Apparently, it contained a gift of $100. Too bad it was in my mom's trash can, opened, with no money. She told my grandma it must have gotten lost in the mail. FML
Today, for my birthday, my friend bought me a book on how to lose weight. FML
Today, after several months of eating right, exercising, and weight loss, my mother has yet again arrived at my house, unannounced and with a very sugary cake. She's been doing this most weeks since I lost 50 pounds. FML
Today, my mom signed me up for Weight Watchers as a surprise birthday present. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My mom got me a gym membership and a bunch of clothes that are a few sizes too small. FML
Today, my girlfriend always assures me she doesn’t care if I’m a little overweight, yet in the past few weeks she’s bought me running shorts, new trainers, a set of professional barbells and weights, a "how to lose weight in your living room" book and installed a treadmill in the garage. FML
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catatonicsleep 17
gym membership is often expensive and you just got it for free...
BbYhRtLsS 0
kind of contradicting isn't it?
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fogrunner 13
Newsflash! Everyone needs exercise.
kdb268 1
I'm sorry your grandmother's giving you low self-esteem or whatever, but a free gym membership is awesome! I would love it if someone would pay my gym fees. Use that bad boy. You don't have to take it as an insult, you know.
RickyPC33 0
i get the feeling it is the new lifetime that place is awesome
ZeroCharisma 0
I would love for someone to give me a gym membership, even if it did mean they thought I was overweight. By giving you that gym membership, your grandmother is showing you that she cares enough about you to do something she thinks will help you, even if it might embarass you or make you mad at her. That's what love really is, being able to tell a person the truth because you love them too much not to. Make good use of that gym membership. It will seriously change your life and you will feel amazing being healthier, fitter and sexier! Or if your grandma is crazy and thinks you're overweight when you're really not, just use it to get even healthier. Everyone benefits from exercise.
wolfpack2013 0
Yeah, after reading this message I can definitely tell that you're not overweight. As an overweight person in the process of losing weight, I have some insight on what this person may be going through. Being made fun of or embarrassed because of weight issues is hurtful. Even if they are trying to "encourage" you to lose weight out of "love," it still doesn't feel good. People don't want to be told the truth by other people because the truth hurts. I'm losing weight because I want to, not because my parents and friends have essentially bullied me to do it for several years. Exercise may be beneficial, but it's not fun. I hate people who tell me that exercise makes you feel better because it doesn't. That's what people who like exercise say, not fit people.
Six23 1
That's mean. Tell her thanks for her consideration, but instead of going to the gym, you'll just stop eating her meals, because they've sucked for years anyway, and you didn't know the right way to tell her. Nvm, that's too harsh.
BioHazzard 0
On the upside, FREE GYM MEMBERSHIP!
spaceshan69 0
lose weight you fat ****! your grandmaw is a good one as she is concerned about your health you ungrateful tub of lard. go to the gym or commit suicide
TipsyHobo 7
Take it as a sign... "you want to eat all the cookies you want?" ("yeah!" ^_^) "Ok, lose all the calories of Eatting all of em! HOHOHOHO" ^o^
briannajm 9
She wants you to be healthy .
jayxkad3rr 0
Lol