Just told my mom who is very against the surgery. (hugh sigh)

Hi everyone. Well up to this point things had been going great. Getting all my appointments in, and telling a few close friends who are very supportive. I had been dreading telling my parents about it, and finally late tonight (when I thought the opportunity was good), I told my mom about the surgery. She is totally against it and feels that the surgery itself is too risky and very unnecessary. Ironically she is the one who has done nothing but harp on my weight since I was a child, and I am devastated that she doesn't agree with it. She just can't understand why I can have the discipline I do at work, church and with other activities and not simply be able to control my weight with diet and exercise. I went into the whole genetics thing, but clearly she is not even open to the idea that I am not totally to blame for my weight. I knew it would be risky telling them, and I knew there were only 2 choices - being supportive or being unsupportive. But I guess I was harboring a dash of hope that she would be agreeable. I will certainly still move ahead with it. My decision is made, but it really hurts. Can anyone relate to this out there? Please help. I rerally need support right now. Thanks so much.

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