I met this girl at the apartment complex we used to live at. She was friends with my oldest son. Really nice, sweet kid. She would come over a lot, and she'd talk to me sometimes, and I genuinely liked seeing her. She'd borrow my nail polish, ask me for fashion/makeup/hair advice, general girl stuff. She was 14 or so when I met her and shaped like a teapot.
Over time, I found out that her parents are both HUGE obeasts, both on disability, neither of them are particularly mobile, and apparently pay exactly zero attention to this kid. I was always nice to her since it didn't seem like her parents gave a shit and I felt bad.
Fast forward 2 years, and I've moved away, but she added me on facebook and we chat once in a while. Last night I posted a recipe and she asked me about it, then asked if I had any other healthy recipes because she was trying to lose weight, since she'd just been diagnosed with FUCKING DIABETES. At 16! Of course I told her I have tons of recipes and would gladly share them with her.
Then she tells me she is thinking about weight loss surgery. Wtf?? She's a fucking kid! So I spent about an hour talking to her about it. I told her she doesn't need surgery, and that losing weight is very simple. I offered to help her get started and to teach her how to eat right. She was so grateful and happy! No one has taught her anything about nutrition. Soda, sweet tea, and fast food are pretty much all her parents give her. She's not so fat that she's beyond help, either. I really hope I can help her get herself on track. The idea of a 16 year old having diabetes and wanting weight loss surgery just blows my damn mind.
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[–] Cuntsparkle 0 points 79 points 79 points (+79|-0) ago
No fat hate for kids who don't know any better and have shitty obeast for parents. Hope you can help her.
[–] Elcycs 0 points 35 points 35 points (+35|-0) ago
Don't despair, there's plenty of extra special hate for the obeast child abusing parents.
[–] AzazelForPresident 1 point 9 points 10 points (+10|-1) ago
For real, shit like this makes me want to boil her parents alive.
[–] lifting_cat 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I get my kicks out of reading all the stupid fatty FB and tmblr postos, enjoy the hate, it fuels my workouts. But once in a while, a humanizing post like this one, it gives me the fuzzy feelings & I go and pet my cats.
[–] Sylph [S] 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
I hope so. She really seems like she wants to better herself.
[–] french_runner 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Yes, kids deserve all the help and support their parents don't give them.
[–] Prophet6 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Agree but you just know theyll grow up being equally self entitled as the folds that birthed them. Poor fat bastards.
[–] honormyacanthosis 0 points 28 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago
Back in the day, the two types of diabetes were "juvenile" and "adult," but thanks to childhood obesity, this didn't really fit. Then they changed the names to "insulin-dependent" and "non-insulin dependent," but that didn't work either because some of the obeasts managed to make their diabetes bad enough to require insulin. Really they should classify them by their causes, like "autoimmune diabetes" and "obesity-related diabetes."
[–] ButterBeater9000 0 points 17 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago
I remember when it was juvenile and adult onset.
Hello, fellow old person.
[–] Sylph [S] 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
same #oldfarts
[–] Lurkerontheroof 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Ditto.
[–] upsidedownbackwards 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I remember hearing those terms all the time when younger but I never put 2 and 2 together to know that they became type 1 and type 2 or whatever.
[–] Gravityisreal 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Oh, crap, me too. Damn, when did I get old?
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[–] 8637956? 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Just put "obesogenic" or "lipogenic" in front of the appropriate disorders.
[–] french_runner ago
Same.
[–] NiggerJusticeWarrior 1 point 27 points 28 points (+28|-1) ago (edited ago)
Thanks for being kind. Child abuse is never okay
[–] shitsngiggles 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
You're a very special shitlady
[–] Sylph [S] 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
thanks, but I'm just being decent. She needs help.
[–] Sylph [S] 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Thanks for the support, everyone! I'll let you know how it goes. I don't want to get my hopes up, because experience says it won't make a difference, but I at least want to try.
[–] love_rape 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Good luck, and watch out for the "parents" sabotaging here attempt(s).
[–] PiggerTrigger 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
And Lord Beetus prepares for a new arrival.
[–] Runway22L 1 point 10 points 11 points (+11|-1) ago
I used to be shocked when I heard teenage girls were getting breast implants and other cosmetic surgery. This is just unbelievable and a clear case of child abuse.
[–] 8637044? 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Way to combat child abuse!
[–] Rialed 1 point 7 points 8 points (+8|-1) ago
Where the fuck is her doctor? He should've made a serious intervention when she was diagnosed. I blame part of Gen Fat on the doctors and the teachers. These kids are growing up without parents, teachers or healthcare. Ugh.
[–] PCOSBelle 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Doctors do often say something, but if they're not extremely careful they'll get sued.