I understand that point of view entirely because I believe parents have the right to raise their children as they see fit of course...but this in my opinion is a form of child abuse. The little boy knows he is fat and it makes him sad and down on himself. I only know his weight because he told me about being embarassed by it. He wants to do things like skateboard but isn't able to be athletic. He's only 8 years old, this is not his fault that he's this way and I feel like his parents have given him no choice but to be obese which he will have a really difficult time ever overcoming.
My best friend's son is 8 yrs old and obese
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I understand that point of view entirely because I believe parents have the right to raise their children as they see fit of course...but this in my opinion is a form of child abuse. The little boy knows he is fat and it makes him sad and down on himself. I only know his weight because he told me about being embarassed by it. He wants to do things like skateboard but isn't able to be athletic. He's only 8 years old, this is not his fault that he's this way and I feel like his parents have given him no choice but to be obese which he will have a really difficult time ever overcoming.