Today, I scolded my son at a buffet after he pointed at an obese woman in a motorized wheelchair and asked how anyone could let themselves get so unhealthy. As I lectured him on genetics and thyroid problems, she rolled past with a plate stacked with an obscene amount of fried food. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my dad insisted on taking us to a local buffet that is known for bad food and botulism. He kept piling things onto a plate for me, despite my objections. A waitress commented on how much was on my plate. I told her I wasn't hungry, and it was my dad's doing. Her response, "Your skinny self needs to eat." FML
Today, my morbidly obese mother gave me an angry lecture at dinner, saying without any trace of irony that my vegetarian diet is "unhealthy and utterly unacceptable". FML
Today, I tried to nicely talk to my daughter about her rapid weight gain. Having a family history of weight-related illness, I felt it was necessary. I offered to get thyroid tests, teach her to buy healthy food, and start routine exercise. She told everyone I called her a cow and had fat-shamed her. FML
Today, my son won't go to his team dinner because the other kids made fun of him for "eating like a monkey." My wife says this is my fault. Funny, when I tried to teach him not to eat with his fingers, she got mad and ranted that "people ALL OVER THE WORLD eat with their fingers, it's normal, stop criticizing him!" FML
Today, I found out that my obese son, who is on a health-mandated diet and exercise plan, gorges on junk food whenever he has the chance. His logic? "It won't make you fatter if you crap it out." FML
Today, I got told I was too fat and needed to stop eating, because I need to lose weight. I was then given a full plate of food and had to eat it all. FML
Today, I had a customer go on a 15-minute rant about how disgusting fat people are, and how they deserve it if they develop diabetes, gout, etc. Yes, I am fat. I eat well, I exercise, I've had a gastric balloon, I've been to weight loss retreats, dieticians, personal trainers, and yet I'm "gross." FML
Today, my stepmother, an uncontrolled diabetic who refuses to change her abhorrent eating habits, berated me for how "mean" I am for limiting my kids’ junk food, and making them eat a portion of vegetables with every meal. Yeah, real mean. FML
Today, I caught my mother-in-law filling my one-year-old's cup with Dr. Pepper. When I flipped out, she told me I was overreacting since "all her kids turned out fine." Save for my husband, all her kids are morbidly obese diabetics who’ve struggled with poor diets. She herself is almost 450 lbs. FML
Today, I caught my mother telling my 11-year-old daughter that if she wants to be happy in life, she needs to start exercising now, because fat can creep up on you, and rich guys never marry fat girls with nice personalities. I was fuming. FML
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IAmzephyr 22
well, most obesity issues are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle
thisguy22 33
At least you tried...
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jordanlite 16
Because one meal makes someone obese?
Penguinox 8
As someone with a dead thyroid and cushings disease (pituitary tumor that causes my body to make too much steroid) I've struggled with my weight for years. I understand the health struggles, but it makes me so mad when I see people making excuses for their unhealthy choices. If you have all the tools in front of you to be healthy without obstacles like this, then stop making excuses and just admit you are responsible for your choices. Honestly I'm jealous of the people that get fat from eating like that because it's something that can be easily fixed by choice. I wish people would just take advantage of all the things in front of them that some of us don't have. If anything OP, it was still good for you to try to explain it to your son that some people have difficulties. Because some on us do, and others just make bad choices.
Jeremiah722 19
Good intentions, but yeah, some people put themselves in that place. And apparently fatphobia is a thing...
mkcherry 14
It would have made more sense to tell him not to be rude to her for the simple fact that she's a person than not to be rude because it might not "be her fault". Regardless of whether the obesity was through her own gluttony or a medical condition, no stranger has a right to make sweeping judgements. Most people are obese through their own eating habits, it doesnt make them anymore worthy of riddicule
fawndellmaibalz 11
Well at least you're teaching him it's wrong to judge others, it's good that he knows what's healthy for him and that's the important thing here
ephram17 24
Honestly...ydi for buying into the "conditions" excuses...
Cherry83_fml 3
You still did the right thing by teaching him not to point at people and judge them. Maybe use this as a lesson for healthy eating as well.
claramm45 4
You should instead have lectured him that it was impolite and rude to loudly talk about someone. At least he understands health though!
pulsar_ 13
Maybe you should just lecture him about minding his own business.
uhohitslisa2 20
Totally not your fault! For all you knew she could've had a condition.