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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simsgirlgem 25
Tell your mother its your wedding day not hers and you like this dress and that if she doesn't like the dress she doesn't have to come to the wedding that's just rude what she did
theandras 7
i'm sorry op but your mom is right... i'd prefer the person i take with me tell me the truth even if it sucks cuz i originally liked the dress. would you prefer she not tell you and everyone at church think exactly the samething she did.... although she could of said it in a much nicer way you don't deserve nor is it a fyl... you just tried on a dress that didn'T fit you that well when trying on big event dresses like thats its sure thats gonna happen
neuroticallyyour_fml 17
Sounds like mom could be a little jealous? Maybe she didn't get to wear the dress she wanted down the aisle and now being callous to you is her way of dealing with that anger/disappointment. Something like this is also the reason I'm glad my mom will not be coming with me to try on dresses, being disowned has its advantages.
worldclassrager 39
Her opinion not yours...you liked the dress and so that's the dress you pick end of story...
HannaBeech 12
Who the hell says whilst? Why can't you just say while?
perdix 29
Your mom is just trying to keep you from looking hideous on the day when all eyes are on you. There are dress styles that make normal-weight women look heavy and chubby ones look like whales. (I don't understand how those styles endure.) Anyways, you need to be honest about your body type and get a dress that is most flattering. Your mom could have said it more tactfully, but, then again, the cruel truth may have gotten your attention where polite critiques failed.
On_Looker 3
Everyone has the ability to be mean. Even parents..... but a mother should know to phrase her comments in a kind or delicate way towards her child. Pick something that feels good on you. beauty shines from within, and on the day you marry the person you love, you'll be radiant no matter what dress you pick.
CreepInTheCorner 11
At least she's honest...
suckstobehuman 10
You must look fat and awful if even your mother said so....
gigi1981 13
That's terrible, funny as hell but terrible
avapaige1234 19
Sounds like what my mom would say. I know it hurts, but she's got a point there.