Apparently I'm beautiful NOW

[BlueSilverCats]

I have very slowly been losing weight. Mum has been making comments but I mostly downplayed it, not looking for compliments or mentioning it or anything.

Today she told me I'm actually beautiful now. Jeese... thanks mum. Only took 30 something years.

Every time she moaned at me for being fat it was always followed by "of course it's mainly about health". No , it's not. At least not to her.

@Acommonreader - this is so my dad! He would do/say the same. Crazy isn't it.

Most “boomers” are now no longer on the planet.

I don't think that is true.

Boomer gen is 1946 - 1964

Or are you regarding boomers as just the people who were born immediately after the war ie the returning solider effect?

My mum has had a low-level eating disorder all her adult life so far. She mentions weight/eating/body shape every single time I see her. My entire childhood was spent in the grip of diets/body image/appearance.

When I was anorexic, she could barely speak to me because I'd 'won' at being thinner than her. She made a big deal when I put weight on, telling me how 'voluptuous' and beautiful I was. She prefers me being bigger than her, definitely.

I'm losing weight again, and she'll ignore it, then start telling me how 'weird' I'm being around food, trying to needle me into fattening up again. It's so wearing.