There is no getting through to my mom on diet/weight. I remember years ago I said you know, I think sometimes our bodies just gain weight and it's a natural thing, and she shot back "It's natural to get pregnant when you have sex, but that's why we have birth control."
I know I'm not going to be able to untangle all her issues around food…
There is no getting through to my mom on diet/weight. I remember years ago I said you know, I think sometimes our bodies just gain weight and it's a natural thing, and she shot back "It's natural to get pregnant when you have sex, but that's why we have birth control."
I know I'm not going to be able to untangle all her issues around food, so I stick with gently saying things like "can we not call foods 'evil'" and, when she complains that she never gets anything done and she can't focus on a task, observing that what she's describing sounds like how I feel when I'm hungry and asking if maybe she's hungry.
There is no getting through to my mom on diet/weight. I remember years ago I said you know, I think sometimes our bodies just gain weight and it's a natural thing, and she shot back "It's natural to get pregnant when you have sex, but that's why we have birth control."
I know I'm not going to be able to untangle all her issues around food, so I stick with gently saying things like "can we not call foods 'evil'" and, when she complains that she never gets anything done and she can't focus on a task, observing that what she's describing sounds like how I feel when I'm hungry and asking if maybe she's hungry.