By strayy - 30/09/2015 06:47 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my mother told me I should volunteer in Africa, because I might "get lucky, catch malaria and come back skinny". FML
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Wizardo 33

Tell her to take a trip to the sun, she might get a heart after it thaws out.

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RedPandax 23

That incredibly insensitive. She should volunteer in Africa. It might make her a more nicer person, it sounds like she's needs it.

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RedPandax 23

That incredibly insensitive. She should volunteer in Africa. It might make her a more nicer person, it sounds like she's needs it.

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Laeffy 19

I'm surprised this got upvoted considering you said "more nicer".

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elsie23 11

# 37 because African people are nicer than American

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RedPandax 23

I was emphasizing on how her 'nicer' wouldn't be nice, and her 'more nicer' might give me hope. Would nicer-er work? Great, now nicer doesn't even look like a word

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more4me 27

It's upvoted because we agree with #2 wholeheartedly. Everyone can make a mistake (probably a typo rather than a grammatical error); OP'S mom's idiotic, insensitive comment, on the other hand, is infuriating.

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ZoroMiHawk 25

Or you can consume less calories per day than the amount of calories you need to maintain your bodyweight for a daily net calorie deficit consumption and you'll lose weight.

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pooldude 24

Yah dude calm down on the science. Its a FML about an insensitive mother.

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askullnamedbilly 33

How exactly do you know that OP even needs to lose weight? My mother once told me she wished I had an eating disorder because it'd make me skinnier. I'm on the low end of the 'normal' BMI range and have never been overweight in my life. Some people just have a really ****** up view on what people should look like.

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LaLince 40

this is the only rational comment to this FML. I don't understand the thumbs down... to lose weight you have to consume more calories than you get.

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pooldude 24

And FML is not the place you come for weight loss advice #35....

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SlapsKnee 12

OML, nobody should want anybody else to have a mental disorder. That's ******* terrible, I'm so sorry.

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Wizardo 33

Tell her to take a trip to the sun, she might get a heart after it thaws out.

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SleepyPharma 21

I thought this comment was going to take a more "incinerative" turn.

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olpally 32

So her heart can burn in hell^^ there we go :D

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capnbzarr 43

This metaphor doesn't make sense. A frozen heart is still a heart. Unless you meant she will thaw out the frozen sun and it will grant her a heart?!

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elcee1987 18

Somebody get #55 an icepack before his brain overheats. You're overthinking it dude.

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saifnaqvi11 21

It's not all over Africa. It's just in a couple of certain Mal-Areas

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saifnaqvi11 21

For real though that's pretty heartless. Tell her that it must be a genetic thing to be fat.

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8313girl 28

It amazes me how ignorant some people can be when it comes to Africa. They must think the whole continent is just rampant with malaria, Ebola and AIDS. OPs mother needs to Google some African regions. Google is her friend.

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rileyrae0000 23

Some parents don't understand how inappropriate the things they say are, even as a joke

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capblack 7

It's alright OP! All that matters is that you're comfortable with yourself!

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aliciabaird1269 11

Sorry OP. Your mom of all people should know how beautiful you are. Your her child. But if she can't pull her head out of her vindictive ass, all that matters is that you love who you are.

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