Topic : 06/15 Biggest Reunions Ever

Don't think of yourself as disabled, just "temporarily indisposed."  Once you've lost the weight and deal with your surgeries, you can get your life back on track.  Think of your situation now as just a temporary set-up, much like someone who has been in a car accident and needs to have surgeries, physio, etc. to get better. 

Hang in there, Mike, you can do it.  You've come a long way already, baby!

Okay, no venom this time, promise.

I wonder though why that woman is willing to perpetuate the stereotype of fat and lazy ( the finger snapping and "let's focus on me",) made my heart ache for that poor kid, she's only fifteen and needs her Mom to care for her, not the other way around, a urine bucket ? Dump it yourself, was that venom ?

I KNOW what this child is going through, having grown up with the obese parent that won't do for themselves, though my Mother did go to the TOILET, sorry but I just can't see past the urine bucket thing, that's disgusting.

This porr kid has no chance at a normal teen life until her Mother gets off her ass and makes a change, but Vickki, you can't do it for her, that's her JOB, not yours you're a fifteen year old who should be going out and having fun, not being trapped at home, isolated from the world, by one person's obvious selfishness.

I wonder where is Dad, and why hasn't he stepped in yet ?

This is ABUSE!

And I agree with both of you.

My father and sister used to be scared to death to say "NO" or to not get her what she wanted, one day I sat down with both of them, the whole thing about addictions and the blah, blah blah came up and I asked,

"So if she were an alcoholic or Meth addict, would you run out and buy those for her as well ?"

It worked, and now if she wants to complain, we let her, funny the rants are getting shorter and shorter.

I would never make my loved ones clean out a bucket of urine.  If it's a medical thing, wouldn't she have a catheter?  Even then, I'd manage it myself (even if i was obese), and not impose that on my child.  I used to have to clean up my little brother's colostomy- that was a dirty job, but he was just an infant then.  The daughter must be very mature to take care of her mother- keep her clean and grocery shop, and go to school.   I just wish that her mom would take better care of herself so that she can take care of her daughter-you have to be strong for the people you love.

that lady is ruining her daughter's life!!  All I can say to the daughter is to stand up for yourself!  You are not a dog and nobody should be whistling for you to "come."  I know that is is hard for a minor to stand up against a parent/guardian, but honey, you just hang in there.  For any child to say they were better off in a foster home, - - now that's bad.

That mom is sick, physically and mentally and just plain mean.  Get off you fat ass and do each and everything you can do for yourself.   And, those things you cannot do, you need to reach out to social services in your area to get assistance from a professional, not your child! It is nobody's job to empty your slop jar.

I understand and believe in the whole food addiction theory.  But meanness, now, well that's just bad!  There are apparently only 2 aspects of the mom's life that she has control over, her daughter and eating - -and she abuses both!

You yourself said your weight gain was caused from your own laziness. So you made the choice to be disabled. If you don't want to be looked down upon, then why aren't you taking more aggressive action regarding your obesity?

If you were obese and disabled due to a medical condition through no fault of your own, then I would definitely sympathize with you, but you choose this life due to your, (as you stated), laziness then you wonder why you're looked down upon by your friends and family. What do you expect?