A DAUGHTER has recounted the insensitive comments she’s received about her body from her own mother.
The 140-pound woman claimed the criticisms ranged from poking her in the stomach to telling her she needs to get in the gym.
Redditor No_Curve2350 posted the story to the social media platform.
She stated that the hate started while she was doing her nightly routine with the door open.
“I was wearing some sweatpants and a sports bra as my pjs when my mom walked my, poked my stomach, and said: ‘Wow you need to get back into the gym,'” she wrote.
“My weight has always been something I was uncomfortable with and last year I was doing really good in the gym, but these past few months have really been hard on me.
“My mom was overweight, so she started using these weight loss shots, which whatever I didn’t mind if it helped her be healthier, but the thing is she would always rub it in my face,” she added.
She shared that her personal journey was slower than her mother’s due to foregoing medical weight loss aids.
“Because I was doing my weight loss naturally, it was going by way slower for me, but because she was using artificial methods she was dropping weight super fast,” she revealed.
“She would always ask me how much I’ve lost and then exclaim how much she’s lost, despite not working for it at all, no lifestyle changes or anything.
“This was always super upsetting for me since I was trying really hard to lose the weight but it never seemed good enough because she always lost more.
“What she said tonight was super hurtful to me because she knows how much I hate my body. I looked at her and just said how rude that was and asked her to leave,” she added.
The daughter said that she wouldn’t take such an issue with her mother’s behavior if it had been based on actual concern for her health.
“[My mom] said it wasn’t rude if she was simply concerned about my health.
“Side note, I am not morbidly obese or anything, I am around 140 at five-foot-five, so overweight, but nothing super life threatening or anything,” she added.
Weighing 140 pounds at five-foot-five yields a body mass index (BMI) of 23.29, which is in the normal range.
No_Curve2350 claimed that her mother’s criticisms drove her to tears, eventually yelling at her mom for using shortcuts to lose weight.
The story piqued the interest of readers, who weighed in on the feud in the comment section.
“Being 140 pounds and five-foot-five isn’t overweight. Your mom sounds like she has an unhealthy relationship with her body and has passed it onto you. I’m sorry. That sucks,” one wrote.
