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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm team OP.

I generally discourage my kids from being friends with those that are very overweight or downright obese.

I can't stand being around anyone who is that food-centric.  They suck the fun out of things.  My SIL is obese and only ever wants to eat at restaurants where you "get your money's worth" instead of nicer places.  We went to a nice prix fixe meal for my MIL's bday in May and all SIL did was complain about portion sizes.  "TWO SHRIMP?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"  It was a 8 course meal and everyone else got full except for her, who kept complaining and then went to McDonald's on the way back to MIL's house for cake.

I also grew up with an overweight sister who refused to wear a bathing suit in public, so until I was old enough to go to the pool on my own or I found a friend's parent to take me, I didn't get to go swimming because my mom didn't think it was right to make her sit on the side or stay home alone.  No beach trips either.  No water park trips.  When we went to a theme park, any ride that she may not have fit on, we didn't even attempt to ride for fear that she might be singled out and made to get off the ride in front of everyone.  Instead of trying to help her lose weight, everyone just catered to her.  Even she admitted this when she was older and finally lost the weight as an adult.  She said she wished our parents had been more strict with her instead of bending over backward to accommodate her.    [/quote]

Wow.  You are.... Wow.  You have issues.[/quote]

Now, instead of "obese"  let's put in disabled.  Imagine being friends with someone in a wheelchair, someone who's blind, deaf, etc.  Imagine how it would cramp your style.[/quote]

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