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[quote=Anonymous]I'll bite. I personally think that the OP has good intentions. I was severely overweight as a tween and teenager (4'11" and ~160 pounds) and it was brutal. My mom kept trying to give me subtle hints that I should start exercising and eat less, but I would just start crying and get defensive. I ultimately lost the weight on my own as an adult and asked my mom why she had not been more direct and aggressive with me. She said that she considering doing that, but was afraid she would trigger an eating disorder, because I already had a lot of other issues at the time with stress from taking five honors and AP classes every year and bullies (not entirely related to my weight; I have some Asperger/OCD tendencies that make me a little awkward).

Now that I'm a normal weight, she told me how horrible she used to feel when buying size 18 pants and DD bras for me. She said she would privately cry after every beach trip and shopping trip with me, because she knew how difficult it was for me. The OP is probably feeling the same way about her child, because she knows how hard it is for him and she just wants to help him.  [/quote]

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