My mom has been calling me fat for over two years and I am at my wit's end. I am 5'6" and 136 pounds. I have a healthy BMI and work out every other day. When I was in high school I was pretty underweight (ribs showing.) However, as I got older I rounded out and now sit at a size 6. My mom will playfully grab my stomach and ask me 'What are you eating?' or she'll call me and say 'I'm telling you this from my heart, you have to lose weight.' We've gotten into countless fights about this, and I have tried to tell her calmly communicate with her comments make me feel bad. She tells me that I can't shut her up and that as my mother it's her job to tell me these things. It comes and goes in waves but most recently at Thanksgiving, she told me that I looked like I am 40 and that I don't fit into my pants. My grandma even called me to tell me that she is concerned about my weight. Right now my mom and I are not talking because of this.
I don't really understand why she is doing this because we have both overcome a lot from my abusive father. I am graduating with honors and despite graduation stress, I am feeling better than I have ever felt before in my life. But now it's getting to the point where looking or thinking about food makes me upset.
I will be moving back home when I graduate next month and I don't know how to handle this, as I can't ignore her when I live with her. Nothing I have tried has worked. Should I take her to therapy with me? Has anyone experienced something similar to this?
TLDR; Mom has been calling me fat though I think I am a normal weight. Does not stop even though I have asked her to. Need help in how to handle this.
Submitted November 27, 2018 at 07:20AM by confusedshkeptic https://ift.tt/2RjRwDe
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