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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know how to describe this or if I'm overreacting, but I don't think so. My husband has a weird, and I mean really weird, "relationship with food" but only as it applies to my 11-year-old daughter. I do all of the grocery shopping, and buy a blend of healthy and treats, and for the most part she eats a really well-rounded diet. She'll eat your typical chicken/rice/peas combo for dinner, or whatever we're having if it's a family meal. But some examples:
I just overheard him criticizing her that she's having a snack because "we're going out to dinner later." It's 3:10, and our reservation is for 6:45. (outdoor reservations FYI) She pushed back and he legit got mad at her for ... eating. 
I came home late after a doctor's appointment. He had given her a dinner that would be appropriate for a 5-year old maybe. She said she was still hungry but didn't 'want to make him mad.'
I'm like WTAF?? I said "Larla, you can have as much as you need!" 
I've pulled him aside and have told him he's going to create very disordered eating and to just STOP with harping on her regarding food, but you have to be kidding me with criticizing a kid for getting a snack at 3:10. What more can I say to get him to see this is nuts? 
P.S. My daughter is rail thin. Her softball team's nickname for her is the "human twig." Watching her weight is just not a concern.[/quote]

Why was he giving her dinner before you all went out to dinner?  I can almost understand a snack, but a full dinner?[/quote]

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