Fattie's big fat RANT

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WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no frigging way I would have sat there and stood for that, I am very opinionated and while it might have hurt a ton to hear my hubby say those things to me, I would have likely given him a tongue lashing, amongst other things, that he would have never forgotten for the rest of his life.

With that said, I have seen posts from you, I believe back in the summer where you were looking for an opinion on a dress....You honey are not that heavy, and in fact I thought you looked great in those dresses, some more than others and I remember thinking that your confidence was admirable. It does not matter WHO it is that might say those things to you, don't let them break your spirit. Remember, you are a strong and beautiful woman. If he is gonna go about calling the kettle black, throwing stones at glass houses etc...well its time for you to show him all his faults, bottom line. My husband would never say that to me, and if he ever even thought of it he would find himself sleeping out int he three feet of snow we have outside.

Not one person on this earth deserves to be disrespected in such a manner.

I am not about to go around throwing solutions for you, but I hope you go and put him in his place, My SIL is a heavy girl, but her dh is about 350 to 380lbs and after the birth of their first child, while we were visiting, I remember him saying to her how she had gotten CHUNKIER (his words) I remember the look on her face, and I thought for sure true to her easy nature she would say nothing and then quietly cry about it in her room when she was alone, but she sure surprised all of us by throwing a full scoopful of mashed potatoes at his head and telling him how fine of a subject he was to talk as he had to lift his stomach to pee or how he couldn't do his husbandly duties unless she lifted her stomach for him. Bottom his jaw dropped her brother, My dh wanted to deck him, but after the initial shock he laughed hysterically, Dinner was awkward to say the least. But a few days later she came over to see us and told us how he had bought her flowers and chocolates, and apologized by taking her out to dinner, something he had not done for her in over 5 years. He has never disrespected her like that again.


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OMG I cannot believe you are selling a book over this gals troubles. You are so wrong on so many levels. And I am a Christian woman.


I always find it interesting when people say things like "You are so wrong on so many levels" but don't bother to offer one.

By the way "Christian woman", I am selling nothing. I'm not the author...the author is a woman! I am merely recommending something that has been a help to me and many, many others and I thught might help this couple. I'm not entirely sure what levels of wrongness that would be on. I also find it ironic that as a "Christian woman" you attack me but have nothing to say about the vitriol in this thread.
 
I am so sorry your husband does not have the good sense to know when to shut up!

Weight is a hard thing to deal with, personally I hate that you call yourself fattie. I hope you feel better about yourself and do not feel that you are that label. My parents were massively over stressed about weight. I am not sure that an hour goes by that I do not have issues with my own body because of the constant discussions of weight. I know I should loose 30 pounds, but I have a really hard time with trying to do that with any sensible balance. It is more how I am now or me at an unhealthy weight worrying about every bite that I take.

I hope your husband comes to his senses and I have no diet suggestions for you, I just hope that you are happy with who you are and that your husband recognizes that he is hurting you and not being helpful
 
Mr. "Man" Minister....
You might be a minister....
But from a Christian gal...
You are wrong and showing your obvious sexism!


Here's another one.

You're willing to make the declaration that I am "wrong" and guilty of "sexism" but you say NOTHING to substantiate your claim. What was I wrong about, telling 'fattie' that she shouldn't call herself that!? Or was I wrong for saying that her husband should not have done what he did? Or maybe I was sexist for never saying a word to my wife about her weight...ever.

If you have something to say...say it.
 
She has a sister who is a sloppy, morbidly overweight woman who doesn't care a whit about her appearance. She takes great pride in the fact that she doesn't even shave her legs/underarms in the winter! I wonder why she's never married...

But as a hubby, it means a lot to me that my wife tries and she cares about her body and she wants to be desirable to me. It's not okay for any wife to just give up on her body and have the attitude toward her hubby of 'take it or leave it'. Neither should hubby stop being sensitive and caring after a few years of marriage. If both hubbys and wives focused more on putting the needs of the other first we'd have a lot happier marriages and fewer divorces.


If you find hairlessness so attractive then Shave your own legs and under arms!!!! Pluck those eye brows while your at it. and shave that gross beard. If women can't have hair on their legs then men shouldn't be able to have any on their face.

It's what's on the inside buddy.
 
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it ain't like Brad Pitt or Denis Leary is calling me fat. I'm supposed to look like a hottie for a man who looks like that??

I understand how what he said was extremely hurtful but it sounds like you both have lost respect for each other. I've seen your pics too and you are a very attractive woman and deserve better than to be called names, but as your husband, so does he. I hope you can work through this and get your marriage back on track. I wish you both all the best.
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Hugs for you. I don't know how I could handle living with someone that called me names in public. My dad was abusive and I swore I would never tolerate any physical or mental abuse,and to me fata** would be abusive. It is like they test the waters.If they get away with that there is more to come. It is not ok.

As for your order I think it is fine.I have family and friends that make special requests.

We all change.Dh and I look nothing like the couple that dated and married 13 years ago.It is life.Wishing you well.
 
Quote: As a woman, I would run far, far away from any man peddling this. As a man, my husband would run far, far away from anyone peddling this. XD

One of my favorite (male) science nerd authors specifies is that while he is a scientist, he is also a person. He is a person capable of reasoning and impulse control, and specifically states that he does not buy into people using facts on monogamy to justify cheating behavior. As a human, he is capable of understanding that such actions would cause emotional pain to his wife, and vice versa. Similarly, males having a different amygdala response to visual stimuli than women (ie. http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v7/n4/abs/nn1208.html ) does not excuse someone for calling his spouse a "fat---" (as you agreed with), does not excuse shallow behavior, and does not excuse the extremely sexist equating of poor behavior of the husband to the OP's weight.

Quote: This inequality in thought becomes even more painfully clear considering that the husband's apparent rotund girth was not mentioned when making this comparison.


To the OP:
I have to second/third/forth solid counseling/therapy. It is of course impossible to tell for sure through an internet post, but to me it does sound like there are several areas that need addressing that don't even include your marriage or husband. Things like self image, self worth, ability to assert yourself, and some other issues revolving around insecurities. Use this terribly hurtful incident as both motivation and a doorway to really explore your current state of being, and where you want to be. In doing so, answers and solution involving your marriage will likely start to fall into place.

EDIT: Not sure why, but the new site version does not seem to indicate when posts have been edited by staff. I know at least my post and the post I was replying to have been edited. Just a heads up since the context may no longer make sense for those joining in just now. The first quote I pulled no longer contains what I was replying to, for instance. :)
 
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Thanks guys. I think he is mad at me b/c I used to be slim & sexy and he wants that body back. I got fat in 2008, we married in 2009, he knew I was fat. But now he is trying (the wrong way) to change me. Regardless of the fact that I was never physically attracted to HIM. I married him for who he is not what he looks like. So if I want a guy with a nice body & face I have to live in my own little fantasy world. I will never enjoy true lust again, those days are over for me. Yet he wants it back from me!
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Just because you may not be slim, does NOT mean you are not sexy! And no one, I mean no one can
change YOU! That's up to You alone.
 
The absolute best advice I can give you is this: Don't allow yourself to be defined by what ANYONE else says about you(and that includes your husband).
I don't care what anyone else thinks about me-if you don't like who/how I am, seek life elsewhere. No skin off my nose.
 
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