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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had a stomach virus, so I didn't eat anything. My new roommate asked me if I was anorexic so to prove I wasn't, I ate a sandwich in front of her. Only to go into the bathroom and throw it up later. She heard and now thinks I'm bulimic. FML
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
Today, my mother called me a "wasteful child" because I threw up my lunch. FML
Today, I wasn't feeling too well and consequently threw up. In an effort to get some sympathy, I told my mom about what happened. Rather than trying to make me feel better, she yelled at me because I threw up in the bathroom sink "when the damn toilet is two feet away." Thanks mom. 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 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, 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, after struggling with anorexia for months, I got food poisoning. FML
Today, my morning sickness was so bad that I threw up everywhere, just from thinking about the pretend meal that a kid had made for me. FML
Today, after four years of anorexia and lots of recovery, my parents took me out to dinner with my counselor and whole family to celebrate my progress. I ended up eating something that made me vomit everything I ate. My parents now think I am bulmic and are sending me back to counseling. FML
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cutycat136 28
Maybe she'll notice that when you feel better you're no longer throwing up and you can tell her you told her you weren't anorexic and just weren't feeling good.
_kyleG_ 34
The mother's attitude is making me sick too!
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Comments (66)
zarrganaut 17
Quick to conclusions, eh?
brengonerogue 18
anorexia nervosa isn't characterized by "purging", that's bulimia. jeez, if she's going to accuse you of having an ED, she should at least have her disorders straight! obviously she doesn't have a clue what she's talking about, sorry OP
melody309 35
Well...anorexia sometimes does have a purging component, but not everyone with anorexia does it, and it's not like binging and purging like with bulimia. People with anorexia just purge what little they eat, if they purge at all. But either way, the mom was way out of line. If OP said she was sick, then she was sick, and that should have been the end of it. Unless it's a regular thing, there's no reason to get all upset.
badgercheese94 16
My mom kept saying I was vegetarian because I switched to an organic only meat diet, and blamed my diet on a day where all I had was a stomach bug >.>
kimise 21
Oops