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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t know what we’re dealing with here. What is “overweight”? Many tweens are pudgy right before they get their growth spurts. Are we dealing with an almond mom? OP admits to an eating disorder and many such parents transfer their disordered view of weight to their kids. Talk to the doctor. There’s a slim chance that the DD has a metabolic syndrome, but we may just have a case of a normal weight/build child in the midst of naturally slim people. [/quote]

Second this. OP, I don't know what your eating disorder is/was but I've battled anorexia nervosa for 20 years, including inpatient stays, and I will freely admit that while I'm at a healthy weight right now, the eating disorder brain is very much NOT in remission and may never be. It is a lifelong battle and in my experience there are plenty of people who claim to be recovered who are either lying to themselves or really in partial recovery. There is also a significant genetic component to these disorders (my aunt has also been in treatment for anorexia) and I think you absolutely should feel like you're walking on eggshells around your DD because if I were in your place, I absolutely would not trust my own perceptions of the situation and would be on the alert for any signs that my unlucky genes are showing up in the next generation. Please check in with actual experts.[/quote]

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