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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Best to start weighing him both before and after a shit, just to be safe.[/quote]

I agree.  And everyday before and after school.  Get a "demeaning your child" weight log and report all the findings.  Get back to us after a month please.  [/quote]

I guess demeaning posters on DCUM is your outlet. Better to be demeaning to the OP than your own child -- is that your theory?[/quote]

Absolutely.  I love my kids.  All moms should love and support their kids.  Instead of being happy to see him, OP brought him home and WEIGHED him.  She sucks.  She deserves all these posters telling her what's up.  [/quote]

She's taking care of his health, per doctor's orders. Pretending he is a normal weight and OP has a problem is just perverse. [/quote]

There are ways to address the issue that aren't so demeaning and confrontational.

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I'm not getting that. I think people who assume any mention of weight is demeaning have an issue.

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It's the reaction - the horror that he may have gained any weight - and then making him step on the scale. Making him feel bad about what might have been an otherwise good experience away.

Instead she could have let his body adjust to being back home first (poor kid was surely bloated and constipated), planned some healthy family meals with him for the upcoming week, taken to a farmer's market, planned some fun outings to get their whole family moving, etc. Addressed their lifestyle instead of this one week away at camp. 
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