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
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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 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
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, 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
Today, I had to sit and listen in mortification as my mother tearfully told our therapist how much sleep she loses over my being morbidly obese. She doesn't seem to care that I'm body positive and happy with the way I am. 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 asked my mom if she could include mashed potatoes and gravy with dinner. She then went on to yell at me about my "unhealthy eating habits" and how I've "gained a lot of weight in the past few months". I'm pregnant. 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, 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, I found out my mother-in-law is trying to force me to lose weight, even though I am trying, and have a medical condition. FML
Today, my boyfriend called my mother stupid and angrily argued with her at a family dinner. Why? We have a long-running family joke that "Vegan food doesn't contain calories," and my boyfriend thought my mum said it seriously, and was therefore a moron. FML
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karcummings 19
Sounds like you need to give her a lesson on what and what's not healthy.
wheresmymary 22
Her attitude is unhealthy and utterly unacceptable!
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PinkasaurusRex 25
I had this problem with my family whenever I first became one. Just stick with it properly, making sure you're getting the right nutrients, and she'll see that it can be a healthy lifestyle. And if not, then her negative opinion isn't important anyways.
gabby_john_ 15
To be fair, vegetarians don't live as long as people who are non-veg
Priyaroshni 40
Not true. Most studies show vegetarians live longer. There are studies contradicting each other everywhere, but the most recent 'good' studies show vegetarians live longer. But it's not just 'being vegetarian'. It's other things as well. Also, they say that vegetarians don't actually live longer, it just feels like they do.
cappellaaa 23
That's kinda ****** up to say that about your mom, even if you don't agree with her...
BrotherPhil 35
Morbidly obese is a clinical condition, not just an insult. Admittedly, it's rarely due to just diet, but if OP's mum really is that overweight, then OP is comparing the health of their diets, not just name-calling.
arianarochele 9
Um that's your mom, can I ask why you are disrespecting her? Some of this generation has zero moral values. Your elders are supposed to be treated with respect, could be why your relationship with her is like this. My daughter literally must say yes ma'am no ma'am, please and thank you, may I be excused, or may I please have, and she is two. There must always be respect.
Pinwheel 10
How is he direspecting her? If she is morbidly obese, that's what she is...And I think no-one has to respect BS, no matter where it comes from.
BrotherPhil 35
If it's respect rather than just fear, then it goes both ways. Respect is earned, and if OP's mum is insulting her healthier diet, then she us being disrespectful to OP. You don't teach moral values by showing that you lack them.
thatguythat 9
In all seriousness you can pretty easily develop some serious problems if you don't eat meat. While large amounts of veggies is a wonderful idea, vegetarianism itself isn't. However, I'm sure you are STILL healthier than your mother.
kittycatdex 8
oh the important meat-vitamins...
Steffi 26
What problems do you think you could develop if you don't eat meat?
MikeFletch 11
Wrong as she may be... Shouldn't talk about your mom like that bro..
TheLadyOpal 30
Isn't "morbidly obese" an actual medical term? I doubt OP said it to be insulting.
llalala_fml 19
Yeah I'm sure OPs username wasn't to insult her either right?
drunk_crow 12
Your mom must be a genius.
ali282h 15
You can get the same nutrients from a vegetarian diet compared to a person who eats meat. The only thing you will be missing out is vitamin B12. I am not a vegetarian by the way and will never be.
kittycatdex 8
some people can produce b12 by themselves... and apparently it's also on some unwashed (organic) fruits/veggies.
Steffi 26
You can get B12 from eggs and dairy, and from certain plants when they haven't been washed too much. In fact the reason why animals have B12 stored in their flesh is because they eat dirty food.
love_me_electric 20
It's added to a lot of foods nowadays too. I was drinking an energy drink the other day and noticed it had around 200% of my daily B12 intake.
clitoria 15
For all the people saying he's being disrespectful... The truth is the truth, it's something everyone can see, and he said it as "politically correct" as practically possible. If he used adjectives like "fat slob", then yeah I could start to see your point. ANYWAY I've been vegetarian forever and people are completely wrong when they say you're missing out on the nutrients of meat, there are PLENTY of other options, so she's just silly.
llalala_fml 19
Because "tardspawn" is completely respectful and politically correct.
allloveprevails 9
While she may be wrong, this fml is really disrespectful to your mother especially considering the name. Don't be rude she did give you life, just explain to her the reasoning behind it.
BrotherPhil 35
As was said above, "fat slob" would be disrespectful; "morbidly obese" is a clinical condition. OP'S point is that their mother is being both disrespectful and hypocritical, and their mother's weight is relevant to that.