this girls parents should be shot.....

[Drolefille]

If she has a disorder, the parents STILL let her get this heavy. You'd think they'd have put her on a reduce calorie diet before now. But no, gotta give their little rolling angel as much as she wants. Letting your child get that heavy without intervention, disorder or no, is the parents fault.

Placing blame on a disorder is just one more instance of people failing to take responsibility for themselves and, in this case, their children. It's not like she was slightly overweight. She ROLLED. A doctor would have picked up on it before she needed admittance to a hospital, if they'd actually gone and seen one.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

If she has a disorder, the parents STILL let her get this heavy. You'd think they'd have put her on a reduce calorie diet before now. But no, gotta give their little rolling angel as much as she wants. Letting your child get that heavy without intervention, disorder or no, is the parents fault.

Placing blame on a disorder is just one more instance of people failing to take responsibility for themselves and, in this case, their children. It's not like she was slightly overweight. She ROLLED. A doctor would have picked up on it before she needed admittance to a hospital, if they'd actually gone and seen one.

I think the reason I have more sympathy for parents of children suffering from this disorder (and we don't even know if she has it-- but assuming she does) is because I had a child with it in one of my judo classes. I had a "project smile" class for children and adults with mental and physical challenges.

One of the girls had this disorder, and she was very obese. Her parents put her in my class hoping the physical exercise would help. We talked at length about her problem, and her mother was in tears explaining to me about how difficult it was to withhold food from her daughter who was in constant physical distress. Picture feeling like you haven't eaten for three days.. and picture what it would feel like 24 hours a day. THAT's what these kids feel like all the time.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by blueangel

I think the reason I have more sympathy for parents of children suffering from this disorder (and we don't even know if she has it-- but assuming she does) is because I had a child with it in one of my judo classes. I had a "project smile" class for children and adults with mental and physical challenges.

One of the girls had this disorder, and she was very obese. Her parents put her in my class hoping the physical exercise would help. We talked at length about her problem, and her mother was in tears explaining to me about how difficult it was to withhold food from her daughter who was in constant physical distress. Picture feeling like you haven't eaten for three days.. and picture what it would feel like 24 hours a day. THAT's what these kids feel like all the time.

That's understandable, but that mother was trying. This child's parents had to have been neglegent in some way. I have sympathy for people who suffer from disorders, but not for people who recklessly endanger their child. Even if she has the disorder, her parents were clearly not trying as her weight dropped very quickly upon hospitalization.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That's understandable, but that mother was trying. This child's parents had to have been neglegent in some way. I have sympathy for people who suffer from disorders, but not for people who recklessly endanger their child. Even if she has the disorder, her parents were clearly not trying as her weight dropped very quickly upon hospitalization.

OK, I see your point.