Izzy815
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- Posted: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:58:10 +0000
There I was, making a simple ham and cheese sandwich when my mom comes in and looks condescendingly at me and my dinner. "You're going to eat THAT?!" was the first thing she said before going on a tirade about the sodium and fat content of the ham. I just gave her a "really?" look and walked away with it.
You'd think that being a healthy-weight individual with overweight parents that I wouldn't be judged on what I eat but it happens ALL the time. My dad is less about fat content and more about preservatives and non-organic... but that has more to do with his conspiracy theories about the government trying to poison our country (no lie).
I also get this from coworkers. One example I remember is when a stuck up girl I worked with was scolding me for putting TWO WHOLE (gasp!) packets of dressing on my salad instead of one. Meanwhile, she was eating cookie dough. stare
- Why do you think people feel the need to judge others on what they eat (even if they're not overweight)?
- Are you often the victim of such judgement? What do you say or do in a situation like that?
You'd think that being a healthy-weight individual with overweight parents that I wouldn't be judged on what I eat but it happens ALL the time. My dad is less about fat content and more about preservatives and non-organic... but that has more to do with his conspiracy theories about the government trying to poison our country (no lie).
I also get this from coworkers. One example I remember is when a stuck up girl I worked with was scolding me for putting TWO WHOLE (gasp!) packets of dressing on my salad instead of one. Meanwhile, she was eating cookie dough. stare
- Why do you think people feel the need to judge others on what they eat (even if they're not overweight)?
- Are you often the victim of such judgement? What do you say or do in a situation like that?