My father, though his intentions were probably honorable, told me the most I need to be eating is 1000 calories a day (this is what he does to lose weight, and he is a manual laborer (carpenter) so I imagine that it's especially starving himself)
I corrected him, and then added that saying that to a girl who has had body image problems her whole life is probably not a smart idea. He sputtered through a half apology/half question and we said our goodbyes on good terms.
Then I called my mother and told her, and she says, "YOU GO GIRL!"
LOL.
You're welcome for this nonsensical post.