Today, my brother's home for his annual visit, lectures my parents once about their eating habits. They promptly throw away all of their junk food. I'm there every Sunday, and have been telling them to eat healthier for medical reasons. They never listen. He's in sales, and I'm in med school. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my parents came for a visit and spent the whole time pressuring me to ask my doctor for medication to lose weight. FML
Today, my uncle gave me a lecture on how I eat too much "unhealthy" junk food, and that it can be very harmful for me. All the while smoking a cigarette. FML
Today, while visiting my parents, I observed that I've been able to visit more often because I've avoided getting sick the whole year. My mother responded by reminding me that I need to get my act together if I'm going to lose weight and get healthier. Not the reaction I hoped for, Mom. FML
Today, I overheard my ripped, handsome, genetically perfect brother telling my mom how "fat people" make him "nervous". I have only recently accepted my weight, after struggling for years. I now understand why my brother rarely talks to me. FML
Today, my parents brought home lunch from a shady grocery store deli. They mused about how hard I am to feed because I turned it down; the last time I ate anything from there, it gave me botulism, and it tastes horrible anyway. They both got sick. Now I'm playing nurse to both. No apologies yet. FML
Today, despite begging my parents to get food other than diet and weight loss stuff, they refused. I'm bullied for being skinny on a daily basis. FML
Today, my sister's husband, who's never even been to college let alone medical school, told me that my cancer is not hereditary, despite a deep family history. He instead swears it's due to my "poor lifestyle and eating habits." Mind you, he's a 300 lbs, fall-down drunk with multiple DUIs. FML
Today, the school called my dad telling him they want to put me on a diet, because they're worried about my weight. FML
Today, I found out that my husband never actually took our new healthy lifestyle seriously when his coworker told me that now, instead of at the house, he keeps beer and cigars at his brother's house, and visits the Burger King drive through every day for lunch. FML
Today, despite feeling healthier than ever, losing fat, gaining muscle and having perfect blood results, my morbidly obese relatives keep telling me that my new vegan diet is "unhealthy". FML
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Top comments
perdix 31
He has charisma, you don't. Med school is right for you -- you can make tons of money even if you have no personality.
bluefairy_fml 24
Don't make a big deal out of it. Maybe they just threw away the junk food to make their son feel better, since they see him so rarely. But that doesn't mean they'll suddenly change their eating habits just because of a speech. And if they actually do, you should be happy they're eating healthier.
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coinich 0
I guess he's in sales for a reason then...
boatkicker 5
Salespeople get paid to convince people to convince people things. He's had practice getting people to do (or buy?) things they wouldn't do otherwise. It's not a big deal. You do the things that you're good at, and he will do the things that he's good at.
Mx_Rider 6
Oh no my parents listened to my brother and not me whaaaaa?!
benhamean 0
wow, what assholes
goldenone 2
uh salesman? he's convincing you're just the bad news messanger
hjrn 0
stop complaining they are eating healthier now. besides maybe they did it because him saying the same thing as you confirmed in their minds that they did indeed need to eat healthier... or they hate you
Craw25 0
that sucks
imperfectclarity 0
I wish I had a salesman brother to convince MY parents to eat healthier.
skyshark 0
yeah, FYL, you're in med school with the possibilty of leading a very rich and successful life, all while screwing all the nurses who think they're actually going to have more than a one night stand. FYL.
MQ_was_here 0
You do realize the OP is a chick, right?
Ajjas013 6
It's called a a lesbian. And some nurses are males.
corme_fml 0
someone's be watching too much Grey's Anatomy...
MQ_was_here 0
Oh please, we all know #24 meant female nurses and assumed the OP was a heteosexual man.
RKftw 0
you; junk food can lead to a very hard unhealthy life. junk food clogs your arteries and will lead to heart cancer. brother: if you eat junk food, YOU WILL DIE.
Hiropon 0
He dumbed it down a little for the mindfucked parents. ^o^