You’re right about the “socially acceptable” aspect, which is why I oppose the nanny state stupidity. What is “socially acceptable” is totally subjective.
Your daughter sounds like mine. She was 19” long and 5lbs 14oz.
Interestingly enough, my blood pressure (low), cholesterol (high), and diabetes were all what the docs were getting on me about to gain weight. My blood pressure remains the same, just like it has all my life, my cholesterol is normal, and my blood sugar levels remain at the low end of normal........but I don’t gain weight.
A close friend of mine is seriously overweight, bordering on obese and we have discussions like this fairly often. She has told me on numerous occasions of people saying to her to tell me to eat something, and I’ve told her of people telling me she should do something about her weight. We actually laugh about it.
Amazing, isn't it, that people want to have someone tell others that they should do something about their weight? Like they haven't figured this out already on their own? Like fat people don't know they're fat and skinny people don't know they're skinny? And maybe they ARE trying to do something about it?
If they're that concerned about someone's weight, why don't they say something about it themselves instead of sending someone else to do it?
Cowards.