My brothers girlfriend is expecting a new baby. And about month and half ago, she was grumbling to my mum about her feeling big like all expecting mums. And my mum, the sensitive soul she is said: oh you do not have to worry about being fat until you get as big as me or Jen...
I was utterly raging. She should never have said that to my face. She knew I had to stop taking meds that affected my thyroid. So my thyroid function had slowed. I have since lost weigh without trying, or changing anything. So when I do get back to work I will be my usual slim self. I almost considered dieting because of her.
My cousin is in a wrong bad crowd. And his mum has been in bits. She was speculating about what drugs he may have taken. I identified one as a bong so marijuana. Most boys like to chill with this so no need to panic yet. My mum however thought she would attempt to lighten the situation because the spotlight was not on her so she goes : Get him to get me some valley's, woah yehaw, let the good times roll. Not fancy some valley's aunty?? And she just froze then carried on with her troubles. Diazepam is prescribed all the time, no big deal. But to joke about it, no, no completely out of line. There are people with debilitating anxiety, who need these drugs.
Her friend had been ill and in hospital and she went to visit. It was something to do with her lungs. And the drug they prescribed caused a bad reaction and she lost lots of weight. So she was in to get it treated as they had diagnosed the wrong condition. And my mum as per usual, made an inappropriate comment. Her friend was full of woe and my mum goes what medication made you lose the weight because I want some, I will pretend I cannot breathe! (ME :you have all ready faked having depression to the council, and your mum, my granny spent her life getting herself sick for attention)
My mum told me that her friend looked a bit funny at her and went quiet on her (horrified probably is the apt word, after that comment)
Considering that the med was wrong in first place, and they had treated her for the wrong condition/ailment, her friend was at the stage where she was relieved that they found out the real reason, before she had gotten worse. There is a time and place for humour, it is not while lying in hospital feeling lucky to be alive.