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DM and her teeny tiny meals

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Trampley · 09/10/2023 10:30

I think my mum has issues with food.

Cooked and served a roast dinner yesterday, she said she wanted a small meal. This is normal for her, as she's permanently terrified of putting weight on. But it's getting daft now.

I served her two small potatoes, a thumb size portion of chicken, two carrot batons, half a parsnip, a tablespoon of mashed swede and half a Stuffing ball.

She didn't eat the potatoes, parsnip or Stuffing. Things I know she loves.

A toddler would eat more!!!

She also commented on the HUGE portion I had, and told her husband he wouldn't POSSIBLY eat all his meal, she kept bloody commenting on HOW MUCH he was eating (normal size!) Until he just stopped eating it.

We went for a walk afterwards, had to turn back early because she was feeling tired. No wonder, she hadn't eaten!

It's annoying me - I'm healthy, I don't overeat but she makes out my portions are so awfully huuuuge.

OP posts:
barbarahunter · 09/10/2023 10:37

My mother was the same, complete with pantomime gestures of horror when presented with a smallish plate of food. Just ignore it.

VickyEadieofThigh · 09/10/2023 10:35

How old is she? I ask because I've seen this happen with my own mother (she passed away in 2017), who all my life had loaded our plates - suddenly, she was on tiny amounts and making comments about others' portions!

I learnt to ignore it. What was also happening was that she and my Dad were snarfing down snacks - usually cake and biscuits - between meals, so it was no surprise that they weren't eating proper meals. They also had "supper" (quite common with older, Northern folk) about an hour before bedtime - this was sugary cocoa with biscuits or a packet of crisps each!