I have no idea why but every year mom forgets this conversation. This past week she's brought it up again but for some reason this time she's more tenacious about it because she discovered the other ladders in the house can only withstand 225lb as well. I can tell she's trying to tell me to use the step ladder from now on so she doesn't have to, but wouldn't it be safer if I just stopped using all ladders altogether? I'm losing weight, but until then should I get something with a greater capacity?