(I read this first as an "acting" course and was not sure how an on-line acting class would work or why you would be doing it for work.)

Me too!

Uh, I didn't realize until these 2 posts that it ISN'T an acting class.

My seething rage will not be appeased with offerings of mere baubles.

My seething rage will not be appeased with offerings of mere baubles.

Not even if it's MCR?

Thanks for the support, everyone! Yeah, I know that if I ever got a boyfriend even while fat, she'd be less likely to push the "you've got to lose weight; why don't you try gastric bypass, since it worked so well for your sister?" thing. Sorry, Mom, I'm not that desperate that I'd mutilate my insides and ruin any enjoyment I have in food for the rest of my freakin' life!

(Not to say that anyone, including my sister, who's been through the surgery is wrong, just that it isn't right for me.)

Well, I was going to assume absolute domination over it and bring us into a Golden Age under my benevolent tyranny, gifting all my friends with an entourage of cyborg ninja zombie slaves to do thy bidding.

I see "Golden Age" and start thinking of Harriet Jones, Prime Minister, being brought down by the Doctor's six little words. "Don't you think she looks tired?"

Not to mention that you are working on yourself. You're swimming, you're eating better; you're doing all of the right things to lose weight.

why don't you try gastric bypass, since it worked so well for your sister?

My mom's subtle take on WLS: "Steph, I watched one of those Discovery Health programs about people who have their stomachs stapled [this is how she still refers to it]. It seems pretty extreme....have you ever thought about it?"

(No, but once in a while I think a mom-ectomy might be a good thing....)

Not even if it's MCR?

You get MCR to swing by my cube today with a presentation on why I shouldn't destroy the universe, and we'll see.

I'm glad that your message was well received, Kathy, that's got to be tough to lay boundaries on. Go you!

Oddly, she has stopped bringing up my weight ever since I got A Boyfriend Who Obviously Loves Me Even Though I'm Chubby.

This? Does not surprise me. (based on what I've heard about her Issues)

You're swimming, you're eating better; you're doing all of the right things to lose weight.

Well, I was. I haven't been swimming in several months, nor really working out, so the weight's been easing back on. I'm not back to where I started last year, but it's getting close. While we're in FL, we're going to go walking and swimming a lot, so I can get back in the swing of it and continue doing it when I return.

I found an (non-credit) online intro to accting course for FREE and my boss approved me taking it during work hours. AWESOME!!

that is awesome! Actually, I think I might be interested if you have time to post or email me the link.

Also, I knew it was an accounting class.

Yay! I just got off the phone with Mom, who's already been online and saw my note. She responded with "I won't say anything about your weight if you don't say anything about mine." (She's much thinner than I am, but still heavier than she's been in years.)

That is great, Kathy! I feel so lucky that My mom and I don't have any weight issues. In fact, my grandma was very mean to her about her weight, so she was very careful of me. We have plenty of other issues, though.

Last night I accidentally told my mom that my boss was being eliminated. I forgot I hadn't told her and my mom asked how she was! With worrisome issues, the best course of action for me is NOT to talk about it with my mother, who takes all the things I am anxious about, multiplies the anxiety about 100-fold, and then asks me about it, repeatedly.