DC gained 5+ lbs last week at sleep away camp
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Anonymous
Not PP, but there is a large range of normal. The 5'4" kid is not his adult size even though there are adults that size. The 61 pound 11 year old is small. There are 6 year olds that weigh 60 pounds and they are not ovetweight. Is that 11 year old on the growth chart? |
Anonymous
I think you are confusing "normal" with "healthy." Normal means, the norm. It is not the norm to be the size of a small adult at the age of 10, even though it may be healthy for that particular ten year old. See? That makes it sort of irrelevant to say, "Hey, my 10 year old is even bigger, so that must mean OP is overreacting." Seriously, I have not seen a 10 year old that size yet. |
Anonymous
Yes. He is around the 5th percentile. He has always been small and has small parents. But to have a 10 year old weigh more than me is astounding. What % is he on the growth chart OP? |
Anonymous
Op is using food as leverage and as a way to feel in control. |
Anonymous
| Does he need to poop? |
Anonymous
What is astounding is you acting like OP's son is so big and you are being so obtuse about it. Your son is in the 5th percentile and you seem proud of that. It is weird. 5'4" is not an adult male size by any means. No teen or man wants to be that height and a boy between the ages of 10-12yr old is perfect for that height. He will probably be about 6ft which is perfect. |
Anonymous
| Between this and the $18 lunch thread, I'm convinced YOU need counseling. You're insane, seriously. You might force your kid into healthy eating but you're fucking up his entire existence. |
Anonymous
It's really not unusual. I taught 5th grade for 10 years and there was always a kid or two taller than me (I am only 5'2). Often girls who were hitting their puberty growth spurt. That tween age has huge variables in size because you have some kids going through puberty and other kids who still look like little kids. |
Anonymous
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The PP with the kid who is in the 5th percentile lecturing the OP is hilarious. If your kid is teeny tiny, of course other kids are going to look/sound huge to you.
I volunteer at my son's school every week, and there's a rising 3rd grade girl who is exactly my height. There are kids in the same grade that look like kindergartners. They are all healthy and fine. Newsflash - people come in different sizes. This is particularly true someplace like the US, where folks come from all over, so people from tall ethnic groups are in the same classes as those from groups where it is typical for adults to top out at 5'3. But, back to OP. OP has demonstrated that she has unrealistic expectations for her son's eating habits (10 chicken wings isn't THAT much, nor is $18 at a food court as a special occasion). Basically, the food court letter let us know how tightly you control his eating at home and how much you worry about him eating like his peers. The camp letter is the natural outcome of what we learned in the food court letter - which is that this is not a kid who has learned to make healthy choices by having a variety of foods (including sub-optimal ones) available to him. Get help, OP. You need to talk to someone about your own anxieties and how they are playing out on your son. |
Anonymous
Are you kidding? Yes, OP is a nut job, but your child is in the 5th % and you are weighing (no pun) on OPs kid? If you are in the 5th percentile too, my child is probably bigger than you. But we are dutch. My husband is 6'7 and I'm 6'4. My child will be huge- and healthy. You may want a lesson in genetics. Asshole. |
Anonymous
| OP, you have major control issues and are unhealthily obsessed with your child's diet. I am guessing that the reason why he eats so much when he is out of your sight is because eating at home has lost all pleasure. You suck. I feel bad for your kid. You have made mealtime an exercise I parental control and forced misery. |
Anonymous
| The new DCUM accessory: Painfully skinny kids. |
Anonymous
Too bad your family doesn't get any peace from you. I feel sorry for the kids and spouse of nasty posters like this. go away. |
Anonymous
The OP isn't complaining about the amount of food he ate -- she's concerned about the weight he gained. It makes no sense to say normal tweens can burn a lot of calories because this particular kid aint' burning enough. He's overweight and the OP is concerned. That's called parenting. Parents should be keeping track of their DC's weight and their eating habits. That's their job. |
Anonymous
Maybe, if he is as fixated on food as you are, PP. Really -- his entire existence? Wow. Is there anything else you enjoy in life besides eating?.... Sad. |