Today, I had to sit through yet another one of my mom's, "You need to grow and gain some weight!" rants. I'm 22 and she doesn't believe me when I tell her I'm done growing. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting past 5'2". 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 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 mum was saying she needs to gain weight because she was underweight according to her doctor. She then said she's going to eat like me in order to gain more weight. 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
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 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, I weighed myself. When I was fifteen, my mom yelled at me, saying that I was going to end up being 200 pounds by the time I was forty. Well, mom, you're wrong. At this rate I'll be 200 pounds by the time I'm twenty. FML
Today, my aunt said that it looked like I lost some weight. I was pleased with this, since I've been trying to lose some. My mom, for some reason, thought it was insulting. She pulled me to aside to assure me that I most definitely don't look any skinnier. 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, I told my mom I was going through a growth spurt. She said, "Yeah, horizontally." FML
Today, my patient, a chubby little girl, stood on a scale to measure her weight. She was 5 years-old and weighed 65 lbs. I started giving her advice on eating healthy: fruits, vegetables, and more greens. She turned to her mother with shocked look and said, "But mommy, the doctor is fat too!" FML
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ryanthecheeseguy 18
Of you haven't already, I would suggest moving out.
froggyjade 16
I'm 34 and 5ft 1in, stopped growing when I was 12, lots of people appreciate us shorties!
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Comments (100)
pam241 15
Don't feel bad I get the same thing all the time. I'm 21, 5'5 and 110
jackel_love 14
5'5 is roughly average, it isn't considered short. As for your weight, I'm sure a few donuts can take care of it lol.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
I'm 5'5 and get the "You're short!" comments too... I don't know why.
pam241 15
actually the more I eat the more weight I lose
False_Stupidity 42
Damn, I wish I had your problem #135!
bingo__O 15
Don't worry about it op, I'm tiny too, and I've had to listen to those talks as well. At least you're not abnormally tall though! Being small makes me feel like a ninja
mete_orito 34
Well, you might not grow more vertically, but you still can do it horizontally! Moms are like that, always want the best for us although they ask for the impossible sometimes.
Enslaved 38
I once heard that it's common to grow only 2/3 inches more after a girl first gets her period.
cadillacgal79 32
I must be an oddball than, cause I didn't grow after I got my first period.
claudia19801811 14
I've grown more after mine! Puberty makes you grow taller!
Enslaved 38
Of course there's exceptions, depending on diet, health, genetics etc... you can still continue to grow (height). But on "average" ex: if you first get your period at say age 13 ? then many will only grow 2/3 inches between the age of that 13 to 18/21 (when most girls stop growing).
cadillacgal79 32
I got mine at 12, about the same time I stopped growing I'm only 5'5
wellthen7154 12
I've never heard of that. My sister got hers pretty early, and she grew a good 4 or 5 inches. After mine, I grew about 2 or 3 but I'm still growing. That's interesting though.
the_bassist__ 15
I'm 15 and I got my first period when I was 10, and I've grown about two inches since then. I still have a couple years, so I may grow a tiny bit more, but I'm 5'6 right now
ThepurpleCow 19
Now the next step is to get a massive house so your mother is short too!
gogators941 11
Some guys like a short girl.
NodakN8V 25
I feel ya..I'm 35 and still trying to lose my baby fat.
jackel_love 14
35 and still trying to lose your baby fat...?
Soulsbane96_fml 11
At that point, I think its just called fat. No insults, I'm not super skinny by any means, I'm just saying we can't hide behind 'baby' fat forever
llamarrama01 21
I'd prefer that to the usual "you need to lose weight and lose some inches"
DinosaurTacoTime 18
Look at the bright side. You're taller than me :)
Stellarum 8
And taller than me, also. I'm only 5ft.
DinosaurTacoTime 18
#44, we're the same height then.
Coachjoost79 14
small girls are awesome!
threer 30
Small guys need love, too!