Today, I decided I need help, so I confessed to my mother that I'm bulimic. After she looked it up online she started screaming at me for "Wasting food that I'm not paying for." FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 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, 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 mother called me a "wasteful child" because I threw up my lunch. 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, 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, 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
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, my step-mom asked if I was having some eating issues. I admitted that maybe I've picked up some bad habits from friends and school. Now she won't stop bombarding me with self-help books and therapy websites. FML
Today, after struggling with an eating disorder and hiding my symptoms for months, I got up the courage to tell my mom that I need help. Then she asked if an ice cream would make me feel better. FML
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Top comments
mcgoldy 0
OP, I'm sorry 90% of the people in this thread are being assholes. I'm a recovering bulimic myself and I know how hard it can be. If your mom doesn't understand, please seek therapy so you have someone to listen to you and help you through these difficult times. And to everyone giving her crap for "wasting food middle Eastern kids could eat," it's not as though she's physically stealing food from underprivileged. Her not throwing up her pizza isn't going to buy one for a refugee camp. If you're so concerned about starvation, donate food or money or time to charities helping them instead of sitting around mocking someone on the internet. You might think you're Mother Theresa, but bitching on FML isn't putting food on anybody's plate.
oohla32 0
Lame. That sucks that your mother did not react how you needed her to. I hope she comes to be more supportive. I wish you the best in your recovery.
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Comments (372)
littlehebi 0
Ау, гадно...ама....ти не си виновна, кво ти вика, бахти...
dirtyrussian97 0
I think it's a legit thing for your mom to say...my mom would say the same thing
starberries 0
Sorry your mom's such a bitch, but it's not a legit thing to say.
asher888 11
262... You have a damn good point. :/
RakaI 8
DShe's right. She shouldn't have told u that, but she is right.
i8thelastcookeii 0
op I'm really sorry, your mom probably doesn't understand what bulimia is, either that or she's s bitch :(
i8thelastcookeii 0
your a bitch.
i8thelastcookeii 0
oh, and lemme tell u something. when my little sister was 7 she stopped eating because 2 little bitch girls called her fat at school, and she only weighed 45 lb. she needed to be sent to a hospital because she weighed 31 lb which is the weight of an 3 year old. she almost died... so stop with all these comments saying it's the ops fault or ANYONES fault for having an eating disorder. my little sister went through almost 1 year and 6 months of pure hell and so did our family. STOP.
eagle12 0
Bulimia is a DISORDER. You all are being just as insensitive to the OP as her mother. She needs help, support, and empathy. I wish you all the best as you seek help, OP.
roomforactivitie 2
you can read minds!!!????
baseball6917 8
definitely get help, I have a friend who is bulimic and she got help and it has helped her immensely