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MYSTERIOUS: Secretly buying extra food niece - What They Never Told You
Child obesity is a significant public health concern in the U.S. According to the CDC, about one in five children and adolescents in the USA has obesity. Parents should worry about their children becoming overweight; however, some go about it the wrong way. So much so that it might even be emotionally damaging.
This family member felt that their brother’s worry about his daughter’s weight was misplaced. The parents would restrict the 14-year-old’s diet so she didn’t become overweight, but allowed her athlete brothers to eat everything in sight. The dad’s sibling felt that it was unfair and bought their niece some extra snacks. But when the parents found out, all hell broke loose.
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Parents restricted this 14-year-old’s diet but let her brothers eat everything in sight
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One family member felt this was unfair and started buying the niece secret snacks
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“She looks to be average for her height and age,” the author commented about their niece’s weight
Most commenters were appalled by the father’s behavior: “This is how people end up with body image issues and eating disorders”
However, others thought that the parents should have been consulted before taking action
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Power puff scientist 45 minutes ago
I'm confused by the story, how can the boys get multiple servings and have multiple snacks in the house but the girl never has any food available. What happens to her first serving? But her eating less than the boys actually makes sense. Someone who does nothing all day but sit on the couch or scroll on their phone doesnt need to eat as much as people doing sports. If she is really worried and wants to solve the malnutrition issue she should have a proper conversation with the family instead of sneaking in some snacks because as soon as they leave her house, they will go back to their own lifestyle anyway and the girl will get less again, so she is not achieving anything to help the girl long term,
Pawsome 50 minutes ago (edited)
OP is absolutely doing the right thing. I have two brothers who were always much bigger and faster eaters than I was. At one point, I started having to avoid certain food types because of health issues and they would always eat all the food I could eat. I ended up going to be hungry pretty frequently until I could buy my own snacks and hid them (even though my big brother flipped out over me not sharing them). It is absolutely not fun to not be able to eat enough. I was not starving, but I had lost enough weight to be underweight and as a result my health suffered.
Power puff scientist 45 minutes ago
I'm confused by the story, how can the boys get multiple servings and have multiple snacks in the house but the girl never has any food available. What happens to her first serving? But her eating less than the boys actually makes sense. Someone who does nothing all day but sit on the couch or scroll on their phone doesnt need to eat as much as people doing sports. If she is really worried and wants to solve the malnutrition issue she should have a proper conversation with the family instead of sneaking in some snacks because as soon as they leave her house, they will go back to their own lifestyle anyway and the girl will get less again, so she is not achieving anything to help the girl long term,
Pawsome 50 minutes ago (edited)
OP is absolutely doing the right thing. I have two brothers who were always much bigger and faster eaters than I was. At one point, I started having to avoid certain food types because of health issues and they would always eat all the food I could eat. I ended up going to be hungry pretty frequently until I could buy my own snacks and hid them (even though my big brother flipped out over me not sharing them). It is absolutely not fun to not be able to eat enough. I was not starving, but I had lost enough weight to be underweight and as a result my health suffered.
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