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[quote=Anonymous]12 is such a tough age. I was miserable then. We had just moved to a new neighborhood, I knew no one, and everyone my class was already deeply bonded with their clique -- no room for the newbie.

So I discovered the candy counter at the grocery store. It was on the way home from school, and I had a nice little allowance that I learned to budget by purchasing the absolutely biggest candy item I could get for the price. Remember Marathon bars? Charleston chews? Rolo? I probably gained 30 lbs. that year.

Course, I'm a girl. And this was California post-Prop 13, so there were absolutely no after school activities to get my butt moving.

Seems like physical activity would be the best antidote for your son. You really can't control what he eats when he's not at home, so try to get him moving. Can he join a team of some sort? Maybe "T" will participate, too? If not, maybe your DS will meet some new friends who will be a better influence.

I think it's great that you're trying to spare him the pain of being the fat kid. But don't get too hung up on it -- he'll probably lose the extra lbs. when he hits puberty.[/quote]

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