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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 392656" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Unfortunately, in my family of psychiatric problems, my sister has an eating disorder and it was triggered (per her) by my father and mother constantly telling her she was getting a big butt (she was always really skinny). In our house we do not talk about weight. I am terrified of eating disorders. My daughter has an athletic build and is forever saying "I'm fat." She is adopted and, on her birthfather's side, the women ARE bigger. She may get bigger too. I'd rather have her overweight and able to lose it than have an eating disorder and stop eating...it is much harder to get rid of an eating disorder than to lose weight. </p><p>If my daughter made a comment about my weight and I was skinny (I'm not...lol...but not uber-fat either) I'd just let it go. It wouldn't get me upset. It still wouldn't make me bring up HER weight. My sister still looks emaciated and she's fifty.My parents were both very thin and they made a huge deal out of it if we gained any weight. It didn't affect me (it may be the only psychiatric disorder I don't have...lol), but it sure did affect my sister.</p><p>My advice? If she is rude in public, address the rudeness. If not, don't bring up her "healthy" build (which is what I call my daughter's). There is nothing healthy about being uber-thin due to anorexia. JMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 392656, member: 1550"] Unfortunately, in my family of psychiatric problems, my sister has an eating disorder and it was triggered (per her) by my father and mother constantly telling her she was getting a big butt (she was always really skinny). In our house we do not talk about weight. I am terrified of eating disorders. My daughter has an athletic build and is forever saying "I'm fat." She is adopted and, on her birthfather's side, the women ARE bigger. She may get bigger too. I'd rather have her overweight and able to lose it than have an eating disorder and stop eating...it is much harder to get rid of an eating disorder than to lose weight. If my daughter made a comment about my weight and I was skinny (I'm not...lol...but not uber-fat either) I'd just let it go. It wouldn't get me upset. It still wouldn't make me bring up HER weight. My sister still looks emaciated and she's fifty.My parents were both very thin and they made a huge deal out of it if we gained any weight. It didn't affect me (it may be the only psychiatric disorder I don't have...lol), but it sure did affect my sister. My advice? If she is rude in public, address the rudeness. If not, don't bring up her "healthy" build (which is what I call my daughter's). There is nothing healthy about being uber-thin due to anorexia. JMO. [/QUOTE]
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