Question by : My step mom is trying to do what is best, but actually is making life uncomfortable?
My step-mom thinks she is doing the best in trying to keep us healthy.. but to be honest, she is just being annoying. She wants me to be sooo healthy with weird tricks and tips, but truth is, I am a swimmer, and am really really in shape. Im only 14, but i think i should be allowed to choose somethings for my self. Like she read that its more healthy for growing boys to sleep naked, so she told me to do it. I wasn’t going to, but her eyes are so loving and she wants the best.. she just loves me so much, and is trying to be the best. Well my sister who is one year older and I made a promise that whatever she “makes” us do, we won’t hold it against the other person, or make fun of them for whatever. So sleeping naked wasn’t actually that bad, even though my sister saw me, but my step-mom is putting super healthy stuff in our food that makes it taste awful. She isn’t actually FORCING us to do anything, so obviously its not illegal, but she is trying to be too nice. How do my sister and I tell her we don’t want to be so nice, like do annoying things (like making me sleep naked, or my sister not having her boyfriend over to watcha movie.. probably the worst is when she told me that she read that its best to check your childrens privates once a month to make sure they are growing properly.. but thankfully, she hasn’t dont that yet) She is our step-mom as of 2 weeks ago, so she’s new to our family. I want to tell her nicely, without hurting her feelings. Help pllleaaassse. Thankss.
Best answer:
Answer by katki11
Explain to to her that if something is healthy it doesn’t necessarily make any other option unhealthy. And for the love of God tell her to stop believing everything she reads. If she does try to pull an inspection on you tell her firmly ‘NO’ like you would to a cat that’s scratching up the couch. If she tries some ‘but it’s healthy’ argument tell her intruding on another person’s physical or mental space (mental space being your beliefs, thoughts, etc) tell her that doing so is unhealthy as it causes stress.
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