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There are a lot of things parents do to their children that make me angry. My main pet peeve is watching some lady or guy smoking up cancer as his little child is forced to inhale the toxic fumes. Hey, if you smoke that’s up to you and that’s your freedom but forcing an unknowing child to share your death sentence is simply unfair. With cancer being the number two cause of death (2003 study) and with smoking causing 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths [source] it’s rather frustrating that any parent would force it unto their children. Smokers are highly offended by the idea of not being able to share their toxins; my parents smoke and they often complain about certain restaurants that they can not smoke in.

On to my intended topic, Fox is running a story on their site about a 250 pound seven year old. I weigh an easy 140 and this kid weighs over a hundred pounds more than me and is 13 years younger; that is disturbing. What some people don’t understand is that over feeding your child is just as bad as any other abuse. With cancer causing such a large percentage of deaths in America it is disturbing to realize that heart problems are even higher, resting at the number one spot as of 2003 [link]. I can only imagine as a seven year old-270 lb child time isn’t on your side. Smoking is an obvious evil; you smoke, you die. Over eating should be just as obvious and any parent who lets their children become massively obese might as well be handing them cigarettes and vodka.

The good new is that the mother is putting him on healthy eating routines (most likely to try and keep the child). The bad news is that she doesn’t feel she is doing anything wrong.

“I do the best I can to cook him healthy meals and everything,” Painter told WSPA-TV. “If I’m doing something wrong, show me, show me what I’m doing … if there’s something in there I shouldn’t have, show me so I can throw it out:”

Sure, if you weigh 150 lbs you may be able to miss what foods are causing you to be over weight. I am considered over weight and I know that sugar and calories are my main culprit; if you eat healthy you are healthy. She claims he’s active and also claims no doctor can discover the cause. She’s obviously in denial here, no one is 250 for no odd reason. It’s a different story if you are eating healthy now but didn’t always eat so well. If you are 300 lbs and have started to eat healthy and exercise you will notice it’s harder to loose than it is to gain.

I’m not going to tell anyone how to raise their child. With my first born on the way I have no prior practice with children but I also believe you don’t necessarily have to be a parent to know how a child should be treated. I will never let my little boy play with the stove because I don’t want him getting burned. I will never let him play with electric sockets either because electricity just happens to hurt and kill you. I will also remember to keep little Patrick away from stairs; falling down those hurt also. So, next time your little child wants to top his spaghetti with chocolate syrup and M&M’s as if they are an elf maybe you should say “that’s not such a good idea”.

Update: Seeing as how popular this piece has been for my site I decided to research and see if there has been any progress on this story. I found a story here saying that he is doing much better and has lost weight. According to the site the child has lost around 40 lbs and is continuing to lose weight. I think this is great and more so considering the mother says she has also lost around 40 lbs with her son.

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