Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

Joined 3 years

Bigfella99:
Have you ever experienced a situation where you were visiting a family members house or friends home, you were asked to not sit in a certain in a chair. Or asked to get up off a chair because they were worried you might break it?? If so what kind of chair was it and how did they ask you?

My partner's best friend has banned him from almost every chair in her apartment for fear that it won't be able to handle his weight. (He is over 400 lbs.)

I say almost because she got a chair just for him to sit on. It is the only chair he is allowed to use.

6 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

Spoop Skerry

Joined 4 years

I typically have to make that call myself. But, I was stopped from sitting in one of those flimsy metal lawn chairs once. Not only was I too heavy, but probably too wide. I would've gotten stuck.

6 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

SumoSized

Joined 9 months

HeavyBranch:
Gone to a friend's house one time for Thanksgiving and the family brought out old chairs apparently it was a tradition of theirs to bring out theses old handcrafted chairs but when I went to sit at the table they gave me a regular chair bit wanting me to break one of thier special ones I felt embarrassed but can totally understand

Old furniture is just weird like that. A lot of my great grandparents furniture is absolutely tiny and even I feel like I'm going to break it and I'm only barely considered obese

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

Canuck

Joined 8 years

FAMGM:
I’m a practising lawyer and I’ve recently been told by court staff that they have a duty to provide me with a “suitable chair”. It’s basically an overbuilt office chair, which is oddly no roomier. My bum gets stuck between the arms as I go up and down. It shouldn’t collapse, though!

that's funny, the chair they got for me at work to support my greater weight was no wider either... seems funny that those two things wouldn't go hand in hand? eventually i got one without arms.

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

BigBallBellyGirl

Joined 1 year

I've never had anyone ask me to avoid a certain piece of furniture, because I usually self-select and then am very careful when I sit down. However, I have had friends and family members bring a different kind of chair (sturdier) into a room automatically and ask me if I was comfortable. I have a special chair at my in-laws dining table, and they roll it out anytime we sit down to dinner.

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

RoundRosy

Joined 2 years

First time for me… Halloween event at my great nephew’s day care this year …. Someone suddenly had a “better” chair for me than the flimsy looking plastic ones. I didn’t think too much about it….. but may have broken my first chair if not provided with the sturdier one.

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

VelvetMorning

Joined 6 months

Not a chair but an air mattress; I was over the weight limit for it, but didn't think the fam would've been able to eyeball that I weighed as much more over it as I was. Apparently I was wrong 😳

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

Gettingfat90

Joined 1 year

Has not happened yet, but very excited to get to a size where people start treating me this way

5 months

Ever been asked not to sit in a chair

SumoSized

Joined 9 months

I've never been asked not to, but before my great grandparents passed two years ago I knew better than to sit at most of their dining room furniture. Most of the furniture in their house was from when they first got married in the 40's/50's and I swear people must've been built smaller back then because even two years ago my lean 170 lbs ass could hardly fit in them

5 months

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Bigwideland

Joined 2 years

Yes a few time with family, mainly older antique chairs or some plastic chairs. Not all about breaking them more for my safety.

But I also check most seats if I think they can handle my bulk comfortable.

5 months

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