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
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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, 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
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, while having dinner with my boyfriend's family, his mom told me that it looks like I've gained quite some weight. When my boyfriend told her that this was a rude thing to say, she said it wasn't rude, just the truth. 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 bought my fiancée a dress for her birthday. She accused me of saying she was fat, because I bought it in medium rather than small. After trying on the dress, she's now not only mad at me for buying it, but also because the dress fits perfectly. FML
Today, I finally told my mom that it hurts me every time she calls me fat. She got offended that I'm offended. Now our whole entire extended family wants me to say sorry to her and them, because apparently they also call me fat behind my back. I'm a size small by the way. FML
Today, feeling very self-conscious about my looks, I told my mom I felt ugly and wished I could be as beautiful as her. She only said, "Yeah, I'm pretty, I wonder what happened to you." FML
Today, I was trying on wedding dresses with my future sister-in-law who is a little bigger than me. We tried on a similar dress and she said it looked better on me because I'm skinny. Instead of saying, "No way" or "It looks great on you", I accidentally said, "Yeah, I know." 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
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shadowedpixie 19
Better now than at the wedding.
RpiesSPIES 27
Honesty is the best policy. She could've been nicer about it, but you can still try on plenty more dresses to find the one you LOVE instead of the one you LIKE ;)
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Comments (87)
Jazzalyn 10
While it's better than turning up on the day in a dress that may not look good, OP's mum most definitely is lacking in the tact department.
Doritozilla 20
She has a point that she at least told you the truth, but there are other ways she could have told you.
ItsAnanya 25
Now I don't really know if your mom was just being plain out rude or trying to help you. Because I know for a fact my mom would say the same IF I tried on a dress and it didn't flatter me. And judging from my dressing sense I get those remarks from my mum a lot and in the end she ends up making me try gorgeous clothes which I somehow seem to miss. Anyways If you really like the dress just get it! After all its your day [: Congrats on the wedding OP!
Knightwriter 3
This is one of those rare exceptions when you have permission to go all "Bridezilla" on her. lol.
asherm 15
Just make sure you tell the preacher to skip the "does anyone object" part, in case she decides to pick that moment to tell the truth, or just elope
SkyDog 9
Lots of wedding FMLs today.
lennelleong 33
Sometimes, women just as well as men can't take hints. If she was more subtle about it, would it have perforated the pre-wedding mist?
CrissyyyS2 22
I rather someone be honest about something like that instead of just telling me nice things that I want to hear. Although since she's your mother, you'd think she would have said it nicer.
bubble_burst 16
Better her now (where you can choose some other dress) than at the wedding by someone stupid and loud enough to say it there.
DollyDope 17
She's right, unfortunately.