From Alexandria, Age 14 - 04/09/05 - IP#: 69.73.4.xxx Click here to reply
OMG....My mom is dispicable. It's as if she wants me to fail. I tell her I want to begin a healthy lifestyle complete with eating right and exercise...she tells me I can't go anywhere alone because my neighborhood isn't safe, and yet she wont go walking with me. Then she goes out and buys a bunch of junk food(a bag of chips, lots of soda, cookies, and I can't even count how much chand various kinds of candies we have). When she makes dinner, most of the time she cooks what she knows I have never liked and I dont know how many times I have told her that I odn't like them...and when I odn't eat what she fixes she gets all pissed off at me(excuse my language please)...for example she cookes filet min yons(spelling???.....round piece of steak wraped in bacon[she knows I don't like either red meat nor bacon]and other thins I don't like such as garlic cheese biscuits) she won't let me go over to my friends house, or anywhere for that matter(besides school)...so it's not like I could exercise at their houses(taking animals for a walk that sort of thing)What shall I do?Who should I go to when I want to talk about this kind of stuff(my weight which by the way is around 150 give or take a few pounds)...not my friends(too akward), no one in my family(never in a milion years talk to my brother who loves me and doesv't even live in the same city or part of Georgia)(all the rest hate me...including my mom...don't exactly know why they just always have...maybe it was beacause I never played with any of my cousins when I was litle(by the way the ones who really hate me are bigger than me(aunts kids who got my younger uncles kids to hate me to )(the ones who dont hate me I can't talk to because I don't hsve their nmber and are freakin drop dead gorgeous with not an ounce of fat on them)....I'm soooooo sorry to dump this stuff on you guys but I don't know what to do. adn tonight my mom only fixed garlic cheese biscuits for dinner(whish I previously stated that I don't like...make me feel like I'm gonna throw up)PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Reply from Dulce, Age 15 - 04/12/05 - IP#: 66.69.246.xxx Ahh, so I think mom's these days want their kids to be fat. Half a year or so ago my mom started buying pastries and sweet baked foods like everyday. And she seemed to make sure we always had icecream and started cooking pasta almost everyday. After dinner deserts also became more common. You know, at first I thought it was cool. I was always sick of coming home, being starving and having only gross things to eat. Everyday I ate a huge snack and a huge dinner with big lunches and deserts. Well back then I was about 5'4" and 135 lbs. I was pretty thin with just a little chubbiness. I wasn't concerned with my weight or size at all though. But now I'm really chubby, and just look really fat sometimes. I don't know how much I weigh though; we've never had a scale in the house. My mom's gotten bigger clothes for me to accomodate for my size so I'm not spilling out or anything, but I have such a fat tummie now. My older bro has a fat gut now too. My mom and dad look at bit tubbier also. I told my mom to stop buying all this junk food. She just said something about how I wouldn't really want her to stop doing that. I try not to eat so much now though, but sometimes it doesn't work. I don't really think about how fat I'm getting while I'm eating. That doesn't happen until 30 min to an hour later. So by then it's too late since I've already stuffed myself. I'm scared I'm gonna become one of those obese slobs that's too lazy to get in shape. I'm also scared for my family too. My mom seems to ignore the problem and my dad seems to enjoy it. Idk what my brother thinks... Any tips on fighting back against parents or on how to control eating. My mom's evil or something! Help...
Reply from Lauren, Age 15 - 04/10/05 - IP#: 69.205.27.xxx cook for yourself and walk up and down your drive way 100 times a day or circle or house/apartment building 100 times. As for your mom, just resist the temptation. If need be, everytime you want to eat the junk food and see it, drink a glass of water instead. That way, you'll get enough water and you won't be eating the junk food. Good Luck!
Reply from helen TO ALEXANDRIA, Age 15 - 04/10/05 - IP#: 67.33.167.xxx oh yeah i live in woodstock
Reply from Alexandria - 04/10/05 - IP#: 69.73.4.xxx Do you go to school in Columbus by any chance??? What city od you live in? I was just wondering because if you do live in Cusseta and you're in 9th or 10th grade I think you might go to Spencer High School because they just built that new high school in Cusseta but I think that that's not open until next school year. this is really kinda kool!!! Do you live on that military base in Ft. Bening or is that in Cherokee County...umm sry if I sound a litle confused or I'm babbeling but I'v eonly lived here since last summer. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Reply from helen TO ALEXANDRIA, Age 15 - 04/10/05 - IP#: 67.33.167.xxx i go to seqoyah high i dont know where coloumbus is ...i doubt its in cherokee county...
Reply from Alexandria - 04/10/05 - IP#: 69.73.4.xxx I live in Muscogee County(Columbus)...by any chance do you live in Cusseta or is that in Cherokee County? Anyways, since my mom works at the Publix we shop at well 1)she would never let me see the light of day...adn 2) I wouldnt exactly throw a tantrum because I wouldnt want people at her work thinking I'm incredibly immature, and I really don't want that because I have to go there almost everyday after school....and I kinda sorta like but then again I don't like a guy who works there...and besides I care about what people think of me too much.
Reply from shadow, Age 12 - 04/09/05 - IP#: 207.200.116.xxx omg my mom is pretty much like your mom she doesnt let me walk around even with my dog she doesnt let me go to friends houses i have to ahve a huge argument with her just to hang out with friends she doesnt even let me get a haircut when i want to its really annoying i think maybe when your mom gets you stressed out or mad or something you could try excersising or listening to music joining a sport would be good there are many things to do trust me also im sure youll find some1 to talk to id love to!
Reply from helen, Age 15 - 04/09/05 - IP#: 67.33.167.xxx hey i live in georgia too what part do you live in i live in cherokee county.... well for the mom situation i suggest going to the store with her and this is really childish but if she really really goes straight for the junk food throw a tantrum right in the middle of publix and be like YOU JUST DONT WANT TO HELP BLAH BLAH BLAH !!! and she will most likely head straight for the salad! j/k it might work dont know never tried it but you could go to the store with her and just ask her can we have the low fat stuff instead? or can we get fruit and if she says no continue to ask and she will see that you are serious about it! and show her your serious about excersize too by getting money to buy excersize videos/dvds and stuff like that and actually start doing them... dont tell her with words SHOW HER WITH ACTIONS she probably just thinks you saw a boy at school that you thought was cute and want to lose ten pounds to be with him show her its because you want to be different...well good luck!!!
