Thankfully she's slowly working on losing her worst worries about food so she hasn't made any comments in a while. If it comes up later, we'll talk about it. We actually try to cook as often as possible when she comes over, a habit formed when I wanted to make sure she ate something without pressuring her, and it's good. It's fun like food is supposed to be.
Oh, I get that. I think what bothers me about the times I've heard speculations about my eating habits is how they were dealt with, the gossip-y nature of them. If a friend or my family had just come up and had an honest conversation with me, I would have appreciated their concern, really. Sincere concern about someone's well-being is a whole another deal and I think it's part of caring about someone, the way you (general you) keep an eye out for possible worries and such.
No need for apologizing, the advice is appreciated. :) If the subject comes up again with my family, I'll tell them that I don't worry about my weight so they shouldn't either, and that comments about the amount or the type of food I eat are only making me self-conscious about it. Also, maybe they could buy fruit more often because we never have any apples when I get a craving. *g*
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Date: 2010-04-02 01:48 pm (UTC)Oh, I get that. I think what bothers me about the times I've heard speculations about my eating habits is how they were dealt with, the gossip-y nature of them. If a friend or my family had just come up and had an honest conversation with me, I would have appreciated their concern, really. Sincere concern about someone's well-being is a whole another deal and I think it's part of caring about someone, the way you (general you) keep an eye out for possible worries and such.
No need for apologizing, the advice is appreciated. :) If the subject comes up again with my family, I'll tell them that I don't worry about my weight so they shouldn't either, and that comments about the amount or the type of food I eat are only making me self-conscious about it. Also, maybe they could buy fruit more often because we never have any apples when I get a craving. *g*