Her Mom Suggested She Change Her Diet To Help Her Twin Sister, And She Said No
This twenty-two-year-old woman has a twin sister, and they both recently passed a huge milestone– graduating from college.
But, instead of celebrating, she has been bogged down with a lot of medical issues– both hers and her sisters.
For context, she has been suffering with her mental health and actually just finished a pretty intensive treatment program for a restrictive eating disorder.
At the same time, though, her twin sister has been going through a myriad of physical health problems. Apparently, her family recently found out that her twin has had a serious medical issue for several years now.
However, the issue went undetected, and now that it has been diagnosed, her twin will have to undergo surgery.
On top of that, her twin also met with a doctor who ultimately said that going on a keto and low-carb diet while eating less sugar and less processed foods would be beneficial for the condition.
So, why is this her problem, you might ask? Well, apparently, her mother thought it was a good idea to try and impose the same new diet on her– even though she literally just got out of eating disorder treatment.
“My mom said that I need to be aware of how much of an influence I am on my sister, and how the considerate thing to do would be to also alter my eating habits to be a better influence and make it easier on her,” she recalled.
So, understandably, she laughed out loud after hearing her mother’s suggestion and was honest about just how ridiculous it sounded. But, her mother did not take her response well at all.
Screaghin – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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Instead, she actually got accused of trying to intentionally hurt her sister’s feelings and even of being a bully.
In turn, she essentially just told her mother that her sister is an adult who can deal with her new dietary restrictions on her own.
“I just felt like it was a really inconsiderate thing to say to me given my history,” she added.
Despite feeling good about sticking up for herself at the time, though, she has been having some doubts.
She obviously really cares about her sister’s well-being and health and wants to be there for her sister as much as she can.
At the same time, though, she just does not want to risk falling back on her own recovery efforts by trying out a new diet and is not sure if that somehow makes her a jerk.
Do you think her response to her mother was warranted? What would you have said if your mother had asked you the same thing?
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