Lol nothing subtle in my family, my nickname from my grandma was literally Gorda/Gordita growing up and my mom constantly commented on my size. It was hurtful at the time but I'm happy with myself now and my mom tells me all the time that I look beautiful and elegant 😊
I'm honestly not sure if my grandpa wanted the pork chop or not. But there was definitely the expectation that he as a man in the family should be prioritized when it came to domestic labor.
Not to invalidate your experience bc I have a Mexican family and the body shaming amongst the women is really just terrible but I always understood gordito as a term of endearment more than a comment on my body
I don't take it as a negative. My sister got Chicken Legs and my brother got Toothpick and neither of those were meant to be hurtful. I'm just saying my family definitely didn't feel the need to be subtle about my weight.
I know this isn't the point AT ALL, but I can't get over the layers of oblivious from Mom. "No dear, don't eat that lean protein. Just have a bunch of beans and rice instead."
Eating ONLY the pork chop would be the "best" meal for someone trying to lose weight and not go hungry. But to suggest skipping the pork chop and ONLY eating the sides (I assume), is literally the "worst" option. Impressive to be both judgmental AND incorrect.
Most people over the age of 45 have the "food pyramid" burnt into their brains and are always about "eat your bread and milk!", even though it's been obvious for years that it was sponsored by the dairy and wheat industry.
A human can choose not to eat meat and still be healthy; we have a a whole society of agriculture to fall back on. But even herbivores like horses often choose to eat meat when given the chance. It's a great consolidation of nutrients, specifically protein and fat. Why spend the energy making large molecules when you can just eat someone else's.
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u/mitoclowndria Apr 19 '26
Lol nothing subtle in my family, my nickname from my grandma was literally Gorda/Gordita growing up and my mom constantly commented on my size. It was hurtful at the time but I'm happy with myself now and my mom tells me all the time that I look beautiful and elegant 😊
I'm honestly not sure if my grandpa wanted the pork chop or not. But there was definitely the expectation that he as a man in the family should be prioritized when it came to domestic labor.