THE SOCIAL Q'S TAP : FOOD & WEIGHT

WHEN I was 16, my parents started dieting - and they never stopped ! [ I am now 38, and they are 68.]

They equate thinness with good health. When I was 13, and wore size 0 jeans, my mother enrolled me in a weight loss program.

My parents lectured me frequently about getting my normal weight under control. By 16, I had an eating disorder that I've struggled with for decades - though I am now in recovery.

Last year, they started taking Semaglutides.

They eat very small portions, and when they go to restaurants, they exclaim about the gigantic serving sizes and try repeatedly to push most of their meals onto others.

As part of my recovery, I try not to talk about food and weight.

Is there a constructive way to ask them to do the same when I'm around?

[ DAUGHTER ]

The World Students Society thanks Philip Galanes.