Told My Family

Hi Everyone,

I told my inlaws today.  Hubby of course has been on board since the beginning. 

I got the "Ugh" look from my MIL.  My SIL stated last summer, about a friend of hers that had wls, it was cheating.  She didn't say a word after I told them.

I guess we'll see how they are over the next week. 

Sigh...can't anyone be happy about it except me and my hubby? 

Why do people have to react like that?  It's like we are telling them that we're going to cut both arms off just for the heck of it.  Hopefully they'll look back once you reach your goal and realize how horrible they were for not supporting such an awesome procedure that improved your life dramatically  :) 

I'm sorry that your in-laws aren't being supportive. My mother is also not being overly supportive... her first reaction was "ohhhh noooo Tammy" (yelling into the phone) in the past few months we have fought about it until I told her that I do not want to talk to her about it unless she can be positive and if she can't then I do not want to hear any more negativity from her (that is the last thing any of us need right now!) The thing that I have come to realize is that I am doing this for myself and everyone has their own reason for wanting surgery, as long as you and hubby are happy then that is the only thing that matters.

I'm so sorry that they reacted that way. I have chosen not to tell my inlaws for that same reason. My SIL and I have a mutual friend who had surgery a few months ago. She has bad mouthed her and talked behind her back so much. My MIL judges peoples worth by how thin they are. So, she hasn't respected me for the last 22 years. When I have lost the weight, I just don't know how I'm going to contain myself when she tells me how good I look. I don't even want to hear it from her. I think it will infuriate me. My husband and children are being supportive and that's all I need. I wish you all the luck in the world!

My mother has known about this for months but she told me when I called her with my date: "I just wouldn't have any surgery that not's necessary."  BLAH!  I don't even want to talk to before my surgery on Wednesday.  I don't want the negative vibes with me.~mo