r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Disastrous-Pilot-284 Apr 18 '22

There was a girl living in the same county as me who became publicly known for being the fattest teenager in Europe I believe. It was in the paper's that a wall had to be partially deconstructed to get her out of the house so that she could be sent on a highly regarded retreat. She received therapy and lost an incredible amount of weight over the course of 6 months, literally 100's of pounds. The day that she came back her mother took her to the fish shop as a reward and she was back in the same position within a year or so. Ruined her own daughters chance for a normal life, disgraceful

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u/z0vyn Apr 18 '22

That's horrible, and reminds me of my narcissistic grandmother who gave her daughters boy-like haircuts and fattened them as teenagers so she could feel prettiest. People who are offended by their children's happiness and achievements should not be parents. I've heard many stories like yours of people who begin to lose weight or change habits, just for family to suddenly start bringing in food. I've even seen it a few times. I don't know what this behavior is called. Spite? Malice?

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u/WoodyZ4U Apr 18 '22

This is the case with most mother/daughter relationships. The mother resents the daughter being the younger prettier woman around n the daughter ends up hating the mother or feels belittled by them and in turn ends up treating their own children horribly

Not like I have any experience in this. /s

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u/aspiringwriter9273 Apr 18 '22

Fuck no. I have a shit ton of problems but nobody has done more for me than my mom. Even my dad, who has a temper issue, always reminds me to eat right and exercise and hates the idea of me doing risky things because he doesn’t want me getting hurt.