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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She knows. I had a fat mom and was embarrassed. Other kids made fun of her. I am 47 and have been thin my entire life. I think having a fat mom has made me stay thin.[/quote]

Wow, this could be me.  I am also 47.

Growing up with a morbidly obese mother, you totally know.  Kids comment.  It sucks.  My mother took the approach of never addressing it with us.  I don't think that's the way to go.  Look, I have lots of issues I'm working on in this lifetime.  I trend toward anxious.  Sometimes I yell when I wish I didn't.  I can tend to be over protective and hover with my kids.  I talk about these things with my kids and we talk together about how I can do better for them and what they need from me.  I don't see this is any different.  Not that an obese person needs to "do better" necessarily.  But talk to your kid about the fact that you're obese and how it makes you feel and why you think you got in this position.  And ask your kid how they feel about it.  And listen.

Just be authentic.  That's what kids want.  They don't need us to be perfect but they can smell our bullshit a million miles away and it doesn't age well for them as they get older and look at us more peer to peer.[/quote]

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