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Originally posted by celticdragon23
im 25 and weigh 200 lbs. but i dont have a functioning thyroid. This family just seems to be unhealthy. i have 3 kids and can barley keep up with them. icouldnt imagine being 133lbs and having 6 kids. The state made a sound judgement call. My children are actually all very healthy and normal weight. I think the state saw dangerous patterns of behaviors forming in the kids that are reinforced the parents eating habits.
Originally posted by Snarf
Whose wellbeing are we considering in this question?
the mothers?
The children?
Personally, i think the children will be better off in a foster home where they can be taken care of and cared for.
It's very apparent that this woman has no regard for health or well being...or contraceptives.
It's a simple fact: Some people should not breed.
Should the state control that? No. Because if you allow them to weed out the idiots...it's only a matter of time before they're allowed to define what "idiot" is and come after everyone.
So it's a double edged sword for me...i think they did the right thing in this case...but i certainly don't want it to happen to me. (not that i have to worry...i don't match any of the traits of this "obese" woman)
Originally posted by undo
a few "fat" people -- let's see ya take their kids away... riiiight..
Aretha Franklin
Luciano Pavarotti
Orson Welles
James Earl Jones
Pope John XXIII
President Ulysses S. Grant
Winston Churchill
Santa Claus
Marlon Brando
Michael Moore
All the King Henrys
what happened was, the family in that article were fat AND poor.
that's what happens when you're both, apparently.
[edit on 24-10-2009 by undo]
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What - you're kidding right?
The US is responsible for everyone here being over-weight, that happens to be?
That's an ignorant - blanket statement with zero validity.
NO ONE is responsible for how many times an American bends that elbow to shove something in their mouths. Nor does the government make your food choices for you.
This is all about free will on the part of the obese individual. Americans have both the will and the RIGHT to be just as big as they choose. However, the government doesnt have ANY control in this issue. And I can't let your post slide leaving others thinking the US controls our intake or what we intake. NOT true. To state that is simply an untruth I cant let slide.
The government doesn't control your food choices or your portions. We as individuals choose what we eat and how much. Period.
Stop bending those elbows and amazing things will happen! But rest assured, the US doesnt give two shakes what I, or you eat today... or how much. In fact, if I were hungry and needed food - it would be a great process to make that happen and it probably wouldnt come into fruition in a day.
Originally posted by moocowman
Originally posted by undo
a few "fat" people -- let's see ya take their kids away... riiiight..
Aretha Franklin
Luciano Pavarotti
Orson Welles
James Earl Jones
Pope John XXIII
President Ulysses S. Grant
Winston Churchill
Santa Claus
Marlon Brando
Michael Moore
All the King Henrys
what happened was, the family in that article were fat AND poor.
that's what happens when you're both, apparently.
[edit on 24-10-2009 by undo]
You forgot Moocowman in your list , by the way I'm pretty poor so I'm well qualified for the bastards to knock on my door.
James Earl Jones ???? Come on mate no one messes with Darth Vader however much lard he's carrying.
You hit the nail on the head "Fat and poor" and no doubt of equally poor education.
If your a celebrity and obese, then your cuddly or jolly, if your poor and obese then your a greedy fat bastard that shouldn't take up 2 seats on the bus or have kids.
Originally posted by spellbound
I don't think a woman of that size could possibly be a good mother, purely from a physical point of view. She probably can hardly heave herself around the house, let alone chase toddlers.
And is there just one father? I cannot believe there is even one man who would want to mate with a woman that size, unless he is pretty weird. OK, that is a sexist and fattist remark - sorry, I am trying to cope with reality here.
Originally posted by Flighty
Sad story all around. Hate to think what kind of eating disorders those kids are going to develop when they get older and remember what happened when they were kids. I can see a fear of eating at all, anorexia nervosa, in a few of them. Time will tell I guess.
I don't know why this story has affected me so much. I read a lot of awful things in the newspapers. I think it is the injustice as much as the sadness of the situation that is so upsetting.
Originally posted by Flighty
reply to post by berenike
I don't know why this story has affected me so much. I read a lot of awful things in the newspapers. I think it is the injustice as much as the sadness of the situation that is so upsetting.
I feel the same way about this poor family.
I worked as a Nurse (I've been out of the profession for nearly 10 years as the stress really got to me). I have many friends still from those days and as you've probably noticed in your neck of the woods, there are quite a few Nurses who are big ladies.
But they are the most caring, nurturing, wonderful people you'd ever want to meet.
They also have children and there is no way I can correlate this story to them.
I could just not ever imagine their children would ever be taken away because of their size. The whole situation is absurd.