Noticing very chunky young kids

[Anonymous]

We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing but a bunch of miserable bullies with no lives pretending to care about the health and well-being of children living their lives. I pray that they don't come into contact with adults like you. Stop projecting your self hate onto children. They will figure the root of their issues out (if there are actual issues). Some people are just bigger sometimes too.

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Sizeism is a form of oppression.

Just noticing that kids are obese is hardly being a miserable bully or oppressing anyone. Calm down.

Sizeism = hate

No it’s not you pig and your isns

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

Well, aren't you judgy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is with all of these kids chains about weight? Is this really so top of mind for people? Perhaps that is part of the problem!

What year do you live in? Obesity in children is a huge issue. Hello Michelle Obama’s ENTIRE PLATFORM for 8 years beginning almost 20 years ago!

You know I'm pretty sure that Michelle Obama focused on policy changes and not just body shaming kids at the local pool. And who knows, maybe she was the kind of person who cruises the local pool to make fun of all the fatties, but I don't think that's really in her nature.

Your use of the slur, “fatties” tells me all I need to know about what sort of person you are, PP. What a shamefully disgusting pig you are.

I am deliberately mocking the people who spent 35 pages discussing minor children's bodies. Irony is dead

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is with all of these kids chains about weight? Is this really so top of mind for people? Perhaps that is part of the problem!

What year do you live in? Obesity in children is a huge issue. Hello Michelle Obama’s ENTIRE PLATFORM for 8 years beginning almost 20 years ago!

You know I'm pretty sure that Michelle Obama focused on policy changes and not just body shaming kids at the local pool. And who knows, maybe she was the kind of person who cruises the local pool to make fun of all the fatties, but I don't think that's really in her nature.

Nobody is body shaming anyone by making general observations of trends on an anonymous online forum.

Sure there was no one body shaming young children in this read. I guess reading comprehension is dead too. People in dcum are the smartest idiots in the DMV

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

Well, aren't you judgy.

But supposedly there's no body shaming in this thread! None at all!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is with all of these kids chains about weight? Is this really so top of mind for people? Perhaps that is part of the problem!

What year do you live in? Obesity in children is a huge issue. Hello Michelle Obama’s ENTIRE PLATFORM for 8 years beginning almost 20 years ago!

You know I'm pretty sure that Michelle Obama focused on policy changes and not just body shaming kids at the local pool. And who knows, maybe she was the kind of person who cruises the local pool to make fun of all the fatties, but I don't think that's really in her nature.

Your use of the slur, “fatties” tells me all I need to know about what sort of person you are, PP. What a shamefully disgusting pig you are.

I am deliberately mocking the people who spent 35 pages discussing minor children's bodies. Irony is dead

Oh stop trying to make it something that it’s not. Parents worry about their child’s diet and eating habits. There’s a lot of rude immature posts but we should do a better job of discussing it without judgment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

Well, aren't you judgy.

But supposedly there's no body shaming in this thread! None at all!

The number of people trying to justify their prejudice and hate is so disappointing and sad.

[Anonymous]

I heard on a Podcast interview with Dr Casey Means (dc local) that a lot of the obesity epidemic is due to the new fangled processed foods and seed oils we eat and it's impact on our cellular function. I ordered her book, Good Energy, but have not received it yet.

Also, I just returned from Singapore and Japan for the first time since COVID. They have gotten fat too!! Was blown away that they are on the American wide waist trajectory too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

According to some sources - food companies have intentionally created modified foods that circumvent the body's natural processes to moderate and satiate, essentially engineering increased demand for cheaply made food. At the end of the day, the kid makes bad choices and eats far too much, but the a lot of money and research went into tricking his body into doing it. It's like yes, a smoker is at fault for smoking, but the nicotine scientists working for Altria didn't make it any easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard on a Podcast interview with Dr Casey Means (dc local) that a lot of the obesity epidemic is due to the new fangled processed foods and seed oils we eat and it's impact on our cellular function. I ordered her book, Good Energy, but have not received it yet.

Also, I just returned from Singapore and Japan for the first time since COVID. They have gotten fat too!! Was blown away that they are on the American wide waist trajectory too.

Did you think the USA was the only country with fat people?

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard on a Podcast interview with Dr Casey Means (dc local) that a lot of the obesity epidemic is due to the new fangled processed foods and seed oils we eat and it's impact on our cellular function. I ordered her book, Good Energy, but have not received it yet.

Also, I just returned from Singapore and Japan for the first time since COVID. They have gotten fat too!! Was blown away that they are on the American wide waist trajectory too.

Did you think the USA was the only country with fat people?

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics

I didn't think that Europeans and Japanese were as fat 10 or 20 years ago. Maybe because they smoked and had small refrigerators. I thought the USA and Saudi Arabia were the only countries with a huge population of morbidly obese diabetics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard on a Podcast interview with Dr Casey Means (dc local) that a lot of the obesity epidemic is due to the new fangled processed foods and seed oils we eat and it's impact on our cellular function. I ordered her book, Good Energy, but have not received it yet.

Also, I just returned from Singapore and Japan for the first time since COVID. They have gotten fat too!! Was blown away that they are on the American wide waist trajectory too.

Did you think the USA was the only country with fat people?

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics

I didn't think that Europeans and Japanese were as fat 10 or 20 years ago. Maybe because they smoked and had small refrigerators. I thought the USA and Saudi Arabia were the only countries with a huge population of morbidly obese diabetics.

Japan literally has an obesity rate of 4.5% the US has an obesity rate that is 42%. So people in Japan are not nearly as fat as the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

Well, aren't you judgy.

But supposedly there's no body shaming in this thread! None at all!

Maybe spend some of your excess energy actually cooking real food for your kids, and redirect some of your obvious desire to police other people’s conversations into actually parenting your kids. Then you won’t be so triggered when people talk about how awful it is when parents feed their children into obesity.

[Anonymous]

Nope. My kid is kinda marginal and thicker than my eldest was and still is at 17. I threw out the cereal, pop tarts, and we started cooking lunches with rotisserie chicken, sea weed, pita wedges, and almonds/cheese. She only drinks water and gatorade on sports days. I grow a large garden and we use it to cook some dishes. We pick fruit and can as well. She has turned a corner and the weight has started to go down.