Did anyone see Maury Povich (sp?) today? - YOU WON'T BELIEVE THESE KID'S WEIGHT

Celestrina wrote: Today there was a show about obese kids. Some were just shocking. One of them was a boy who weighed 212. He is only ten! Another girl weighed twice what a five-year-old should weigh. It was unbelievable.

CosmetologyMommy replied: I am watching it now it is scary!

C&K*s Mommie replied: I have seen shows like that before, on Maury.

~~*Missi*~~ replied: yes i did and those two mothers that FED there kids whatever they wanted cause telling them NO is child abuse OMG should be taken and beat!
I am sorry but those mothers made me so mad I finally at to flip the channel. My dd is the same age as the one aliana who weighed 40lb and sabrina weighs 20lb 8oz!!!! Granted yes mine is smaller but still thats flipping disgusting!

arghhhhhhh all i can think of is stupid people shouldn't breed when i watch that show sorry i know its harsh but when you hear them say they are worried about it but then feed there kids whatever. and did they ever hear of CARROTS RAISINS something better then cheese doodles.

Yes i give my 17m old treats once in awhile in moderation but arghhhhhhhhhh what a bunch of ding dongs

Celestrina replied:
When your kid is that fat it is nothing short of child abuse. The one girl (I think she is 3) ate summer sausages several times a day and had cupcakes 2-3 times a day.

~~*Missi*~~ replied: yeah and the portions were the size of adults! I couldn't even eat what those kids eat. It still gets my blood boiling at how that they are killing those kids cause they are to stupid or soemthing to realize they are harming them more! ARGHHHHHHHHHh

did you catch the video update. about the 212lb 5 yr old. Well his mom lost 60lbs but she doesn't know what would work for the kid. I am sorry but if the kid ate the same as her in a smaller portion maybe wouldn't ya think he would have lost to.
i swear those mommas shouldn't be mommas until they realize feeding isn't a sign of love!

CAMSMOM1 replied:

Cameron weighs about 35 pounds. They couldn't get him on the scale at the doctors the other day, but the last time we checked he was 32 pounds...and that was a 2-3 months ago. And he's not disgusting.

It's easy to rag on these mothers, because you have never had to deal with this problem.

I live with it everyday. Cameron is obcessed with food. He wakes up asking for food, and sneaks food, and will eat more than I could ever eat. And it's hard to say no to your child, who seems hungry...even though you know they aren't. Of course, these mothers who allowed their children to weigh 200 pounds, have a problem. But just like your child may cry for a toy, certain kids cry for food. It's equally as hard, and I know all to well what a struggle this is.

~~*Missi*~~ replied: Cameron is a normal sized 2 yr old.... This little girl was 16months old and weighed 40+lbs.
Just an idea of what her mother was feeding this kid. For breakfast she had a huge bowl of fruit loops, pancakes, summer sausage (still have no idea what that is). Snack is chocolate chip cookies, and a bag of cheetos with "at least 10 glasses of juice or pop" that is a direct quote from the mother. Then lunch is a speg. with meatballs, chicken nuggets, cheetos again and some more 10 glasses of juice or pop. Then another snack of cookies and ice cream, cheetos, chips and juice. then for dinner she gets nuggets, steak fries and you guessed it cheetos for dessert...

I am not knocking them for having over wieght kids. Or even for feeding them constantly, Sabrina is like a cow (sorry beanie) she grazes all day instead of big meals.

I am knocking thier attitudes and poor choices for food. The two woman who got under my skin bad where the two that said "its child abuse not to feed your kid whatever they want" . She went on to say how her daughter the 40lb+ baby was having bags of cheetos since before she had teeth.. Its thier I don't give a doo doo attitude that bugs me. You recognize Camerons love of food (man i suffer from that too) but you control and moderate it. These woman say who cares they can eat whatever I am abusing them if I don't. Yet not one of them even offers thier kids ANY sort of nutritional food.
I mean with all the sample meal plans that these parents said NOT ONE HAD A veggie on or a fruit.
Trust me I am not putting down those kids or the parents that recognize the problem and truly do something about it like yourself. I am angry with the mothers that were on that show saying how they don't understand why thier kid is 120lb at 4yrs old. But goes on to say that when they are good they reward with food, when they are bad and whine to much they give them food. And of course instead of an apple or cracker or a kid cookie they give them cheetos, ice cream sandwiches etc... and not just one but 3,4,8 or more.
I guess the lack of moderation and variety bugs me the most. I have seen what my parents who are both overweight gone thru. My mom had open heart at 40 (triple by pass), shes diabetic, high blood pressure, angina still, and my father just almost died from a aheart attack his heart was only 1/4 working at the time of admittance. he is now on loads of drugs and has a stint in which gave him a blood infection plus he got a rare pneumonia from the hospital. All this feeds into my anger with these mothers. I would hate hate to see those children suffer because those parents want friends instead of children.

Sorry if I offended you I never meant to maybe I needed to explain better what and why it got to me.
Your son is perfect two year old boy. He isn't disgusting or even big by any means. please please know that I was putting down all parents with bigger kids just the ones that were proud and parading them around acting and saying they don't give a doo doo about the risks cause the kids are happy. So sorry!

Your son isn't big either, i know your mom or mil rides you for that but i can't see what she is talking about at all. 32lbs at 2yrs plus what is he like 37inches tall or more???

mckayleesmom replied:
Cam is probably the perfect weight for his frame though...he is a really tall little boy. Everytime I see him...I can't believe hes not even 2...he looks like he is more like 4 to me.

CAMSMOM1 replied:

I'm not offended. I was just making a different side to this story. Like you all said, it's not ok for a parent to purposly overfeed their children, especially when there are so many health risks involved being an obese child. I was just saying that I understand their struggles, and how hard it is to say "no" to them. These women have absolutly no control over their children, and are steering them in the wrong way.

Brianne~ I know, I am amazed on how big he is. He is very tall for his age, and he does look like a 4 year old. He's wearing 4T clothes, size 6 diaper, and 10 shoe! He's getting so big, and he's not even 2 yet! But he does have a big pot belly, and I'm concerned if I feed him to much too. Nothing like these mothers on the show, but still, the boy can eat!

Missi, I wasn't mad or offended. I was just relating to these women, because it's a daily battle in our house.

coasterqueen replied:
Anne,

I think the whole point they are trying to make isn't that they are overfeeding their kids per se. Yes, the parents need to control portion size, but if for some reason you can't why not give them healthy choices instead of ding dongs and cheetos? The parents should not even buy that stuff and then they can at least say "well we are trying". KWIM?

I'm not saying Cameron is overweight. I can't remember how old he is. I know Kylie is 3.5 and weighs about 31 to 32 pounds.

What I'm saying is you probably feed him healthy foods that he eats all day long, right? It's one thing for your kid to eat all day long on healthier foods and it's another when it's JUNK.

Edit to say that I really don't think there IS another side to the story if they are feeding their kids that crap and then wondering why they are overweight. If they at least gave them healthy foods then I'd see another side to the story.

holley79 replied: I'm probably going to get bashed for this:

I think when a parent allows a child to just eat all they want when they want and it effects their health that it should be considered child abuse.

~~*Missi*~~ replied:
thanks coasterqueen you para phrased me well with out the anger LOL sorry i was soooo upset with these mother and what they are doing!
but you so hit what i am angry about on the head. You had to see the show and these two mother impracticular attitudes about it OMG it made me wanna jump in the tv and shake them..... but again what she said LOL