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Pissed off over DH's comments

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Biscuitsandpizza · 05/10/2023 19:31

My child is 15, and does competitive sport at quite a high level. She's athletic in build, but also very conscious of this, and says she feels 'big' - she's really not at all, for context around a size 8-10, and ~170-175cm tall.

The problem I have is her dad, my DH. He just doesn't really think before he speaks, and in the past two weeks alone has made comments in her earshot/to her such as "she had a massive dinner, a whole bag of rice", and referenced her "gains" (jokey conversation, but nonetheless, could be interpreted as her looking muscly, which she doesn't want, and doesn't look like that anyway - he said he was referring to her strength.)

I've asked him not to reference her weight, what she eats, nothing at all, and he says he won't...but then still does, because he just doesn't think about the impact on a 15 year old girl. I know that he doesn't think she's too big or anything like that, so it's not coming from any hidden feelings like that. He simply just doesn't think before he speaks.

So I guess AIBU to be worried by his comments, am I being too sensitive?

And if I'm not being U, how the hell do I get him to stop?

OP posts:
rantinglunatic · 09/10/2023 11:57

Insult his dick next time you see it

Ihadenough22 · 09/10/2023 16:58

Tell your daughter that her weight and height are fine and that she needs to eat well as she is growing and doing a lot of sport. Tell her to ignore her father and if he says something smart like this again you deal with him.

The next time you husband says something about what you're daughter is eating or her weight do the following.

Tell him god John I saw X man in town. It hard to believe that you and him are the same age as he looks years younger than you. He looks so well.

Ask your husband in front of your daughter will I buy you buy you a new trousers as that one looks like it's going to rip because you put on so much weight.

Start to give him salad for every meal and tell him it good for him as he is getting a bit fat.
Give him a weight watchers diet meal every day for his dinner and make sure there are no snacks, biscuits or crisps in the house.

Cook a nice meal and give you and your daughter an adults side meal. Give him a small child portion and tell him that enough as he not doing much exercise unlike your daughter.
Tell him as well he is getting a bit heavy as well.

Give him a plan babies size rice cake instead of biscuits after his dinner and tell him they are better for him then biscuits. A cardboard box tastes better than them.

Get your daughter to tell him how much better X father looks compared to him but then he is into running, sports and dad all you do is sit on the couch each night.

My feeling is that a few days of this and he get the message that his comments are not welcome.

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