tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post1238438954295636795..comments2023-08-28T02:27:24.945-07:00Comments on I HATE TO WEIGHT... AND MORE: About my Niece's WeightI Hate to Weighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-87333121639539322892011-01-12T15:33:43.711-08:002011-01-12T15:33:43.711-08:00I think that was written beautifully. These situat...I think that was written beautifully. These situations are always tough...<br /><br />xoxoLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205933300947954793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-30418060765695896622011-01-12T06:05:50.020-08:002011-01-12T06:05:50.020-08:00VLL: Could you imagine if we could think like this...VLL: Could you imagine if we could think like this? or if it started NOW with babies? ah, a girl can dream...<br /><br />Eating Alone: i was so nervous to send this to my sister, but my niece is too important. i pray my sis gets something from the letter<br /><br />kris; thank you and thank you so much for stopping by the blog. my sister loves being thin and fit, which works for her. she puts a lot of emphasis on her own appearance. i don't think she can understand the concept of not putting a lot of emphasis on appearance. i pray<br /><br />Jeannie; great points! i worry so about my niece. she's eating compulsively now, and i really wonder why. i do worry that she'll start starving. i hope my sister starts looking at what's underneathe the food. i'm going to visit them in March. want to spend lots of time with jess<br /><br />Lucy: the letter truly came right from the heart. i love my wonderful niece, who is so dear and sweet and funny and loving. she is such a whole person -- why, why, why does anyone care what she weighs on a scale?<br /><br />Linda; thank you. i really, really, really hope my sister takes something from it. she says she heard me and that it was wise, but her belief system is so ingrained. i'll keep talking and writing.I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-50107096546900541882011-01-12T02:08:10.342-08:002011-01-12T02:08:10.342-08:00Great letter. I hope your sister really takes some...Great letter. I hope your sister really takes something from it.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392205573326695683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-38366442478880183982011-01-11T20:06:49.025-08:002011-01-11T20:06:49.025-08:00Wow, I think you phrased that letter beautifully, ...Wow, I think you phrased that letter beautifully, I hope it helps and I'm sure it will :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-73264522664006103952011-01-11T16:32:49.558-08:002011-01-11T16:32:49.558-08:00What your niece needs from her mother is LOVE....n...What your niece needs from her mother is LOVE....not a lecture on losing weight at age 15! Life is harsh enough when you walk out the door and you need somewhere to go that is safe and that place SHOULD be home. It shouldn't be another place you go to be judged. If and when your neice wants to lose weight she will and should not be pushed by someone else to do it. Have your sister read Portia de Rossi's book and show her what a mother can push a young girl to. I think Portia's mother is partly responsible for that poor woman's thought processes......I'm sure that is not what your sister wishes for her daughter.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-27329877503038954292011-01-11T15:53:57.057-08:002011-01-11T15:53:57.057-08:00Julia is really lucky to have an aunt like you!
A...Julia is really lucky to have an aunt like you!<br /><br />Also, I don't know if people ever made a big deal about your sister's weight... but I was a naturally thin child, and no one would ever leave me alone about it. There was a lot of "You're so skinny" and similar comments. If your sister went through that, she probably has a hard time not thinking of weight when she thinks about herself, and maybe that spills over into the way the she thinks about her daughter -- though I am 100% with you that she needn't criticize her or give her "tips"!<br /><br />Seriously, someone should publish your letter... thanks for posting it :)krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970254025864615280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-44676569909399006092011-01-11T15:53:44.615-08:002011-01-11T15:53:44.615-08:00I think you did great! They need to hear that kind...I think you did great! They need to hear that kind of thing.Eating With Othershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885274679677042833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-58620692005612104552011-01-11T12:10:45.519-08:002011-01-11T12:10:45.519-08:00Beautiful post. I wish there was a way to communi...Beautiful post. I wish there was a way to communicate that message to every 15-year-old. No, every teenager. No, everybody from age 10-90. Especially those in Hollywood.Vegas Linda Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653067016683159930noreply@blogger.com