Reply #206: That actually makes perfect sense. [View All]

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And if she was bulimic, and her family did tease her and give her a rough time about her weight when she was younger, it wouldn't surprise me at all if she was anxious to get away from them (and probably cried on her husband's shoulder more than a few times about it). I had weight problems as a kid. My parents were not happy about it, or patient or understanding or accepting of me, and my mother never stopped pinching my hips and poking me where I was fat, to draw attention to it and underscore her disapproval. I was extremely sensitive about it and it made me feel even uglier than I already did. When a nice guy came along who loved me for myself and not for what my bathroom scale said about me, and with whom I thought I could live for the long term, I broke all land speed records getting outta there. I think the worst was after I'd had my first baby and hadn't lost the pregnancy weight. And YES I was sensitive about it. My mother needled me yet again. I even asked her if she could ever accept me just as I am. She said she couldn't. I'm STILL getting over that one, fifteen years later. (PS - my husband and I are still together. Monday will be 29 years.)