weight problems

Discussing weight can be a very touchy subject.

And do you know what’s even touchier? WOMEN DISCUSSING WEIGHT.

Hey, I’m just telling it like it is.

And a woman got into a tiff with a co-worker over…wait for it…talking about weight. And she took to Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page to ask if she was wrong for her actions.

Let’s see how the whole situation unfolded.

The woman gave the background to the situation.

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Yikes! This doesn’t seem like it’ll turn out well.

And so we begin…

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And then she introduced her co-worker, Diane, a new transfer to her office…who seems to have some issues, as you’re about to see.

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Diane seems like a major pain in the rear, if we’re being honest.

And she continued to badger the woman and give her a hard time about her food choices and even her body, which is way over the line.

But Diane also liked to flip the script, as well.

And the writer honestly felt like she was being harassed.

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The woman did her best to try to end the toxic situation and even went to HR about the problems.

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And then everything came to a breaking point.

And, of course, it was over food. Diane decided to make a comment about what the woman was eating.

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And the woman finally had enough so she snapped at Diane.

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Hurtful to Diane, huh?

The woman had her words turned around on her by another co-worker who told her that what she did was akin to discrimination.

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Hmmm, that’s a tricky situation.

But you know what… the internet is on her side.

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Because, honestly… she was totally bullying OP.

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And what did she expect if she kept talking about OP’s weight? Duh…

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What do you think about this?

Was she right to talk to her co-worker this way, or not?

Talk to us in the comments and share your thoughts. Thanks!

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I think I know my answer to this question that someone asked on Reddit, but I’ll let you make up your own mind.

A father took to Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole” page to ask about how he treated his teenage daughter about her weight. Read the man’s words and then decide how you feel about this situation.

Here is the full post from Reddit:

“This happened a few months ago. I just learned about this subreddit and thought this would be a good place to ask about a point of contention in the family.

My daughter is overweight. Not anything too drastic, but she is around 5’4 and 155 pounds. So she could stand to lose a few pounds. I’ve been concerned about her weight for a long time. None of it has been helped by my also-overweight, enabling wife.

On her 19th birthday, in August, we went on a hike in the state forest. She complained about it literally the entire time. She didn’t like that it was hot, she didn’t like the incline, she didn’t like the mosquitoes. I still encouraged her and pushed on, I think she was satisfied with having exercised at the end of it.

But, while we were driving back home, she knew that we would be driving past a Dunkin Donuts. She wanted me to stop so she could get herself a “birthday donut.” I said no. She was upset about it, saying she just wanted a donut and she’d just done this long hike to please me on her birthday. I argued calmly that she didn’t want to undo all the work of the hike by getting a donut. She said the one she wanted is 350 calories (which I doubt is true) and would fit into her day. I pointed out she’d probably be eating cake later. We didn’t stop and she sulked about it on the whole ride back. When we got home, she told her mother, who of course sided with her and went on a rant about how our daughter’s birthday shouldn’t be a time I’m preaching healthy eating.

I am trying to protect her health at every turn, when she spends most of her free time with her mother. Am I really the asshole for not wanting to stop and get her a fatty donut after a nice hike?”

People weighed in on the situation and it was pretty clear that basically NO ONE was on this guy’s side.

“You’ve got to be fuckin kidding my man. On her birthday, you forced your daughter into an activity I suspect you knew she would not enjoy, and then denied her a 75 cent treat. Beyond that, you didn’t even pretend you took the hike for time together, or– God forbid– her enjoyment; you made it clear that your focus for this event was getting her to exercise. You’re a huge asshole.”

“This is completely the wrong way to go about helping someone lose weight.. One hike is not going to make a difference in the larger picture of health, but this memory is going to be burned into her brain. Health and weightloss is an ongoing lifestyle change and one doughnut has ZERO impact on her weight.

As someone who spent their teens slightly overweight, it was my relationship WITH food that was the problem, I was an emotional over eater, no matter how much I wanted to slim down. My parents withholding something like a doughnut only drove me to eat in secret and form unhealthy habits. such as binge eating. For teenage girls, their relationship with their body easily becomes a societal reflection of their self worth.

You say she “sulked” in the car home, she was probably filled with lots of shame and self hatred that she was fighting with her dad who clearly views her as fat. If you really want to help your daughter, which you seem to care about, you need to change your tactics.

Depriving her of one doughnut is not the solution, working on life long healthy patterns is. For me, I dropped weight in university when I found an activity I liked to do with friends and learning to cook my own food, so that when I wanted a something tasty, I could make something myself rather than grabbing and downing a bag of chips. You’re not wrong to want your daughter to be healthy, but weightloss is as much about mental health as physical.”

What do you think about this situation? Does the dad have a point or is he WAY off base?

Let us know in the comments!

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