Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here again. There was a big blow up between her father and I about this today. He says he likes to give her good food and he doesn't mind if she's overweight. He thinks it's unfair to him to be told to keep junk food elsewhere. He says we should tell her to make better choices. She does need to understand nutrition, but I don't want to dump the responsibility of all of that on an 11 year old.
This conversation is beyond unreasonable. I'm going to go see her pediatrician and figure out what to do with her. Will her pediatrician meet with me without my daughter present? Has anyone done this before?
OP, I am really sorry for all this. Just a question: do you think some of this conflict is just him wanting the junk in the house for himself and not wanting to deprive himself of his treats? That he's maybe more self-centered and gluttonous than anything else? And that your daughter isn't really the target, but just collateral damage to his desire to have lots of crap in the house for himself? Your poor daughter. 11 is such a common age to put on extra pounds from a bad diet - if you aren't genetically blessed, you suddenly lose that little kid metabolism and your outdoor playtime diminishes a lot after elementary school.
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}