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pipi_k

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11. I don't think it's fair

Reply to lonestarnot (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 09:46 AM

Feb 2013

to say that the parents "know when their kids are obese" and then cop an attitude toward them as if they are stupid.

The US is still, as far as I know, multicultural. Some cultures value a bit of bulk on their bodies.

And for the ones who don't, denial isn't something they practice on a conscious level. When you see something/someone every day, you tend not to really see it. Especially when it happens over the course of time.

So yeah, I can sort of see where a school might have to bring the problem of childhood obesity to the attention of parents/guardians.

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Some stupid school in AZ is sending home notes with kids saying they are obese. Now what [View all] lonestarnot Feb 2013 OP

No linkie... Be careful about what increases your blood pressure Warpy Feb 2013 #1

Ok, but does someone need to send home a freak'n note. These folks know when their kid are lonestarnot Feb 2013 #2

Some parents ARE blind Warpy Feb 2013 #4

Yes, some parents are blind. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #5

I don't think it's fair pipi_k Feb 2013 #11

An interview with a family from that school was on my local news last night freeplessinseattle Feb 2013 #8

I'm thinking that maybe pipi_k Feb 2013 #12

i'm convinced the way to deal with this issue is to focus on just a different lifestyle JI7 Feb 2013 #3

I think a great many people don't know they or family members are fat. It's been shown that obesity KittyWampus Feb 2013 #6

America. It is NOT your GLANDS. You're EFF AYE TEE. FAT. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #7

That is disgusting. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #15

My school sent a note home saying l had scoliosis. dkf Feb 2013 #9

I got one for my daughter when she was in 8th or 9th grade. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #10

This Policy Will Contribute To Student Suicides. Paladin Feb 2013 #13

Obesity is evidence of other problems school nurses Ilsa Feb 2013 #14