My mother worked and raised 3 of us by herself and all 3 of us together didn’t weigh anywhere near that much
Yikes....555 lbs? If the child was undernorished everyone would agree the child was neglected. A 14 year old who hits 555 lbs has been neglected too.
This could be coming in the health care bill. Let’s sent the breadwinners to jail because they feed their children junk. Force them to put their kids into weight loss programs with substantial co-pays as punishment. That will teach them - put those families on welfare and food stamps and limit what the food stamps can be used for.
I’m just postulating here, but the way DumbocRATs think - anythings a possibility and the skies the limit when they have the votes.
This is a very difficult case. Obviously I want government out of our business, but in this case, I believe the best option is to get that kid away from his mother as soon as possible. She clearly does not have time for him and feels throwing him a pop tart is parenting. At 14, weighing 555 pounds is insane and something needs to be done or this kid won’t see 18.
“That’s child abuse,” I think to myself. “That man is endangering the welfare of his child. He should be arrested.”
Of course, I was speaking hyperbolically. You can’t really arrest someone for what they choose to feed their child, right?
Nomore then you can arrest a parent for raising their child to beleive in man made global warming orputting earth worms before people.
This is the exact reason why we should NOT have universal Healthcare.
If these people want to have 500lb kids, go for it! But dont expect me to pay for.
Goes for welfare too!
Fat people = disgusting and pathetic
Smokers = noble and persecuted
If there were a severe price to pay parents would not do this. When healthcare is free, people have less incentive to take care of themselves. People are brainwashed to believe nothing is their fault, if that doesn’t change, no law will solve the problem.
Will we take anorexic or bulemic children away from parents as well?
Pitiful for sure that a child should weigh so much. However, in England, social workers may remove obese children from their parents.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/parents-of-obese-children-charged-with-abuse-in-britain/
This is, indeed, a very difficult call. Do you call in “Child Protective Services” and label a 555 lb kid a victim of abuse by the parents? How is this different from any other abuse?
Frankly, I believe that when a kid gets to this point it IS neglect. However, gummit should NOT intervene. Unless cigar burns or bruises appear, the only thing anyone should do is mind their own business.
Dude. The WORST MOTHER IN THE WORLD can’t make a kid that fat without some genetic or physical problem. You could raise a kid in that Witch’s house from Hansel and Gretel and, unless they have something wrong with them— they’re not going to get this fat. The Mother in this case may be negligent or not— but her negligence alone could not lead to a kid being 555 pounds.
She worked 3 jobs just to pay for the food!
No, it’s not a crime.
As Americans we have become heavier by the year. Not just because we have access to every kind of fattening food imaginable. Not just because we eat out as often and not. Not just because the Whopper and the Big Mac are half again the size they were in the 1960s. Not just because “do you want fries with that?” and “supersize?” are answered in the positive more often than not. Not just because in the mid-afternoon a candy bar is a great pick-me-up. Etc.
We eat because we can. Because it’s there. I’m as guilty as anyone. Put on fifty pounds driving between two towns one year, one day a week, because I’d stop at the Dairy Queen and have a Pecan Praline Parfait on my drive back home. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. The thought has me pavlovianing.
Mom could pack in the broccoli and carrots, but that doesn’t mean that for this kid he’d 1- eat them and 2- not gain weight anyway for eating too much.
As my Mom so nicely puts it: Portion Control. Know how big your stomach REALLY is . . . the size of your FIST! Let me hear it from those who ONLY eat “the size of their fist” at all meals?
[crickets?]
We’re all guilty of some kind of “too much of a good thing.” It could be sitting in front of the computer. It could be sitting in front of the television. It could be going out every weekend to fish or hunt or to auto races or . . . . We’re guilty for ourselves and our familes . . . UP TO A POINT.
This kid is hungry. His stomach has been trained not to feel ‘happy-full’ until he’s eaten a large quantity of food. And it could be healthy food, but eating an entire roasted chicken, a pound of cooked greens, and a plate of mashed potatoes isn’t good for anyone, either!
BACK when he was first in school, did anyone notice his eating habits? Is he stuffing his face with food because he feels empty from having no father in the picture (supposition), a mother who is off working “all the time,” perhaps no close relatives or friends, perhaps been told to “stay indoors when I’m not home?” What kind of play activity is the boy involved in?
WE have allowed Phys Ed to be removed from the school curriculum and we end up with FATTY kids (and adults). Duh??
Seems to me the Schools, the Teachers, the Social Service Agency, AND the Mom and Son need some therapy and guidance. The boy’s problem didn’t just start. It seems to me that Social Services is making a big deal out of it because THEY missed the boat and dropped the ball (mixing metaphors) and don’t want anyone to look in their direction.
YMMV.
I have two teenaged nieces that are probably about 250 each and they’re both a bit shorter than average. Both parents are obese and they tend to eat a lot of comfort food and shun any exercise involving cardio. It’s a shame because they’re all really nice people, but simply will not listen to anyone who tries to encourage them to eat healthier and exercise more.
I have a 3-seater Sea Doo and was on it with the mother one time. The elder child tried to climb on the back for a ride and nearly sank us. The entire rear half of the PWC sank like we had a hull breach. It was scary because the weight limit on those should be enough to accommodate three adults, but it was obvious that we would have been way over the limit. And I’m not a big guy. Never been over 200 pounds in my life.
Not judging, just concerned and frustrated about a problem that’s growing more common with each passing year.
No, but it’s a crime to raise them as Democrats!!
“That’s child abuse, I think to myself.”
That’s none of your business, I think to myself.
Whenever I see one of those shows where someone who weighs 600 pounds hasn’t been out of his bed in 4 years and needs a crane to get to an ambulance, I wonder WHO IS FEEDING THIS IDIOT????? If it’s not a crime it’s sure some kind of negligence as much as it would be to refuse someone food.