Today, after I skipped dessert for the third day in a row, my mom cornered me and accused me of being anorexic. I'm actually not far off being clinically obese and I'm just trying to diet, but nothing I say will convince her. She wants me to see a psychiatrist about a disorder I don't even have. FML
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Today, I told my mom that I think I’m anorexic and she told me she didn’t care. When I asked why, in disbelief she replied, "Honey, you are 5’3 and over 350 lbs, at this point you NEED to be anorexic." FML
Today, I'm staying with my mother for a week. Every time I eat something, she tells me that it's "swimsuit season" and that I need to eat less. Every time I say I'm not hungry, she panics and insists I have an eating disorder. I can't win. FML
Today, my mom accused me of having an eating disorder, and I didn't correct her. Truth is, I lost weight after I went off the pill a year ago. I'm too embarrassed to tell my mom that I haven't had anyone in a year. FML
Today, I admitted to my parents that I have an eating disorder. Instead of trying to help, my mom stared at me and said, "Duh". FML
Today, I felt sick to my stomach, so I told my mother I didn't want to eat dinner. She started accusing me of being anorexic, so I ate a little bit anyway to make her stop. I then threw up, only for her to take it as confirmation that I have an eating disorder. FML
Today, I told my mom that I'm bulimic and have been for a few years, and that I needed help. She responded by saying, "Well that's clearly not working for you. Why don't you try anorexia?" She then patted me on the head, smiled, and walked away. 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 finally broke down and told my mom that I'd relapsed with my eating disorder. She told me to quit whining and eat a burger, because she didn't want to pay for another therapy session. FML
Today, my mom asked me if I had an eating problem because I've been eating less. I only started eating less because she told me I ate too much. FML
Today, while at my mom’s house, my mom told me that I need to seriously curb my food intake. Then I went to my dad’s house and he told me I need to gain weight. I can’t win here. FML
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emeraldisle 30
Sounds like your mum needs to see a therapist as well.
nicole1765 14
Sounds like a more extreme version of my mom. When I was younger and tried to diet, my mom always thought i was starving myself.
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nicole1765 14
Sounds like a more extreme version of my mom. When I was younger and tried to diet, my mom always thought i was starving myself.
LunaaBluee 27
That's probably because dieting isn't healthy or maintainable. You should actually do a lifestyle change.
Xamry14 10
Dieting can help if you are overweight but aren't gaining anymore. I has been stuck at around 259 for years. I dieted for year and lost 100 pounds in the first 6 months. Of course it slowed down after that but after I stopped I have maintained my weight for another year so far, minus gaining and losing the occasional 5-10 pounds. Going to to it for one for round to loose another 20-30 pounds but maintaining your goal weight isn't as hard as a lot of people project it is as long as you don't overindulge all the time. If you can think of sweets and deserts as once in a while treats, it should be achieve able as long as there are no underlying medical issues. The hard part is losing it in the first place. Of course I'm talking only of my experience.
tigerisabelle 31
my mom used to force me to diet lol
emeraldisle 30
Sounds like your mum needs to see a therapist as well.
MarkGaus 12
Spanish mom?
mrbutterkills 6
it's funny cause your nickname is actually ironic
completerubbish 17
He probably wrote that because he said he wasn't far from being clinically obese...
pjsr 33
Stop talking without your mouth full!
DoomedGemini 38
Skipping dessert only is now anorexic? What's your mom on? As long as you are dieting healthy she should be supportive! Maybe try to explain your diet and what you are limiting yourself to?
kfchicken 31
moms are people too they might not always be right but they worry none the less. she can't be that bad considering she raised to have the cairity self control to diet (hopefully a healthy diet)
laden_swallow09 35
Then… your mother is a fucktard and shouldn't be taken seriously? Fuggetaboudit! She can't force you to eat garbage you don't want, no matter how much she may try to guilt you into it. Keep on your diet and shimmy off those inches!! You go, girl!
ragnarok1540 39
Sounds like your mother may have factitious disorder by proxy (a.k.a. Munchausen by proxy) ...
lexiieeex3 32
Good for you OP for trying to stay healthy, it's not easy, especially when you have family members egging you on to eat poorly.
bluemineblocks 3
She's just afraid that you'll be more fit than she is.