My stepson is 20 years old and very overweight (by about 3 stone? I?m guessing). He has been heavy since his early teens, but the weight has really piled on in the last couple of years. My partner (his dad) is really concerned about his health and wants to talk to him about it. There have been conversations in the past, and they have usually been very painful for both of them, but never hostile or angry and always ending in resolutions. My partner is saying he will broach the subject again this weekend when he sees him, but I am not sure if this will simply make the boy more anxious. Then again, we are seriously scared that he is jeopardizing his health by carrying so much extra weight. To speak or not to speak? And if so, what to say?
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Adult son is very overweight. Should we say something or not?
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MrsLadywoman · 06/10/2011 16:16
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