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[quote=Anonymous]My parents/family were the same way. Mostly it was my dad, but my mom never put a stop to it and my sisters participated because they could. I have body dysmorphia because of my childhood experiences. Dad used to make me do sit-ups around age 10-11 because I was going through a chubby faze (puberty). When I grew between ages 11-14 I didn’t gain any weight, which meant I ended up at 5’6” and 88lbs. Stayed under 100lbs until college.  When I came home for Christmas after my first semester away, dad commented on my weight gain (I put on 8lbs so weighed 105lbs) and accused me of eating too much pizza. I in fact was NOT eating pizza. Quite the opposite. I was eating one meal a day, drinking lots of coffee and smoking lots of cigarettes.

Anyway, I’m now a normal weight, and after two kids wear a size 4 (usually). I look at photos of myself now and think I look fat and disgusting. I don’t vocalize these thoughts because I have two tween/teen daughters who I want to protect from body image issues. I rarely speak to my parents now, and they haven’t seen my kids since pre-COVID and I’m fine with that. Older dd is at the age where she is very sensitive about her looks and I don’t want my dad saying anything that will make a lasting negative impression.
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