Brother-in-law...aka: ignorant jacka~~

Well, we have all met up with some at one time or another on our journey to finding the answer with wls. But this one made my ears burn and face redder than the one posted here . My mother-in-law asked me "Teresa, your face is red...maybe your blood pressure is up?" Well, duh, I guess it is now after the boob just yelled at me and practically called me stupid for considering surgery to lose weight. That all I needed to do was quit putting food in my mouth. Even told me to stop talking with his wife, my sister-in-law, about the surgery because she had been discussing having the surgery with him and then proceeded to again tell me how anyone who even considered having surgery to lose weight were stupid. Now he is the type A personality all the way. So all of this tirade was yelled, not spoken. At first I responded by raising my voice also and stating the obvious..."Well it is a good thing that I really don't give a rat's a** about your opinion, isn't it?" Then I decided to hold my tongue, because I really did not want to get in an argument with him. Especially not at my in-laws house. So out of respect for them I bit the words back that wanted to pop outta my mouth. So, how was that for a Friday night dinner at the in-laws? Hope everyone is doing well and has a good weekend. I checked the surgery list for people having surgery tomorrow and found 2 from LA. So move over there and place a post to their surgery site, guys. Give up a little support to our fellow LA OH team. Take care all and hope to hear from everyone! T--resa

GIRLFRIEND.....BEEN THERE DONE THAT....AND STILL GET FLACK FROM IT......SAYINGS LIKE" YOUR TOO DAM SKINNY" YOU NEED TO GAIN SOME WEIGHT, YOU LOOK ANOREXIC......GRRRRRR .....NO I DON'T I AM VERY HEALTHY, I HAVE MY CHECK UPS, I TAKE MY VITAMINS,AND MY VITAMIN SHOTS......I EAT VERY WELL........I AM JUST UNDER STRESS AND MAY LOOK A LITTLE HOLLOW AT TIMES......BUT IT SEEMS NO ONE EVER IS HAPPY.....ALWAYS HAS SOEMTHING TO SAY.....SO JUST IGNORE THEM......DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO......IT IS NOT FOR THEM ANYWAY.....AND THAT IS WHAT I TOLD A FEW PEOPLE......THAT I AM DOING THIS FOR ME....AND MY HEALTH, AND THE REST OF MY LIFE....SO BUTT OUT....... TAKE CARE G/F AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL REPLIES.... TODAY IS A SAD DAY FOR ME....I AM PREPARING THINGS FOR MY DAD'S FUNERAL.... WE JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED SINCE IT WILL BE THIS WEEK WE KNOW........AND I HAVE DONE THE MUSIC, AND NOW MAKING A POSTER OF PICTURES....... THANK YOU AGAIN.....AND JUST HOLD YOUR CHIN UP AND DON'T LET THAT GET YOU DOWN.....IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US!!!!!! ( JEALOUSY IS THE MOST PART!) I LOVE YA GIRL...... TAKE CARE, ALL MY LOVE AND HUGS KIM

I know...I don't let other peoples negative comments get to me like I did in the beginning. Especially not from my brother-in-law...he is always a horse's behind. Can't wait though until they tell me I am too skinny Take care, Kim, and my thoughts and prayers are still with you and yours. T--resa

Makes me glad I decided not to tell my family. Only my husband, adult daughter & best friend know. I don't think I'll ever tell my parents or siblings. Just find the support where you can (like here) and ignore the rest.