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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm positive I'm in the minority here, but a grandparent being direct enough to suggest a child is fat or will become fat if they eat certain things is not exactly a federal case. In this world of self esteem and not wanting to hurt our special snowflakes' feelings, someone needs to tell it like it is. Why not let that fall to the grandparents? What they say isn't as important or hurtful as what the parents say? So if the kids are hurt for 4 seconds, maybe next time they'll think "maybe I shouldn't have whipped cream on the pie, grandma thinks I'm getting fat even though no one else will admit that."[/quote]

1.  Avoiding whipped cream on your pie is not a "diet."
2.  There is no suggestion this child is fat
3.  Eating a serving of whipped cream does not make you fat.
4.  Mean comments do, in fact, trigger eating disorders in girls.
5.  It's a holiday for god's sake.  When is the child entitled to treats?
6.  If we are all going to "tell it like it is," let's tell Grandma she's mean and her comments are unwanted.[/quote]

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