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Original poster

to think while Kerry Whatserface is bleeding all over the press about HER problems and HER oh-so-difficult life she could think about addressing her eldest daughter's burgeoning weight issues?

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stiflersmom · 02/03/2011 20:50

Have just seen a pic of Molly aged 9 and feel really sad for her. Why aren't either of her parents doing anything about it? I know nothing about her father btw, assume he's some vacuous media tart as well, a "singer" or somesuch

but I was a fat child/teen and it was NO fun at all. And preventable in most cases. It seems odd to me that somebody who spends so much energy and time "working on" her self-image and her appearance wouldn't bother to do at least a little of the same for her daughter.

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ongakgak · 02/03/2011 21:13

she had fuck loads of lipo!!

mosschops30 · 02/03/2011 21:14

Why shouldn't people comment on her weight. This is what really pisses me off about the whole fat thing, why isn't anyone allowed to say it. Maybe that's part of the problem, it's all hush hush and therefore reinforces the idea that it's ok to be overweight.

Hassled · 02/03/2011 21:17

I had a fat child - DD (she's adult now). And while it's very easy to say "feed them less" the reality is that it is a nightmare - DD liked food, she had a huge appetite, food was a comfort, if I said anything I'd risk knocking her self-esteem (which was already very low) and making those hideous pubescent years worse. And if I said nothing I'd risk making her hideous pubescent years worse. I did what I could.

What I'm saying is that it's not a piss of piece to deal with as a parent. I can't imagine being the child of KK has been especially easy.

Lilyloo · 02/03/2011 21:17

OMG how has her dad tried he has spent all his time slagging her mum and failed to really put his life on hold to look after his kids.
The poor 'little' girl.

miniwedge · 02/03/2011 21:17

How do you know why she is big? Are you privy to her personal medial and dietary details?
Do you have access to her weekly exercise levels?

Starting a thread to discuss a childs weight and naming her is pretty nasty.

Yabu.

lockets · 02/03/2011 21:17

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Hassled · 02/03/2011 21:18

piece of piss, that should have been.

rathlin · 02/03/2011 21:18

If you type "kerry katona daughter" into google, the terms that come up are "kerry katona daughter overweight" and "kerry katona daughter molly overweight" so looks like it has already been discussed. Feel sorry for the little girl; she can't help who and what her parents are.

saffy85 · 02/03/2011 21:19

I thoght reason Brian Mcfadden didn't get custody was because he wasn't willing to move back to the UK/Ireland to look after the girls himself, he was just gonna leave them with his mum and jet back to see them whenever? Might not be true, but if it is, that wouldn't help his DD's self esteem anymore than being overweight would.

Lets be honest, those kids all desere better parents. KK I'm sure does love them but is orseems to be, incredibly self absorbed and both dads are huge let downs in different ways.

jonicomelately · 02/03/2011 21:21

Hassled.
Some children have huge appetites. My DS1 eats for England. He also does loads of sport and exercise. When we talk about weight issues in this country we always seem to talk about food. That's wrong imo. Sedentary lifestyles are the cause as far as I'm concerned.

saffy85 · 02/03/2011 21:23

That's awful rathlin Sad

She seemed such a sweet girl on that documentary. Far too much responsibility on her shoulders, poor kid. Whether she's overweight or not, she's a child, one that hasn't personally courted publicity so it's sickening people are bitching about her at all.

chosenonesparklyglitterybow · 02/03/2011 21:24

I read an interview!! and she commented on Molly's weight- she said it was genetic and Brian looked the same at her age and it was just puppy fat. She did seem quite clued up that her daughter shouldn't be too sucked in by her appearance and obsess over it and she told her she was beautiful. Plus Lily is a slim child and only about a year younger so surely genetics comes into it. I worry too as my DD is getting 'tubby' and DS is thin and they have a balanced diet. Its difficult

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stiflersmom · 02/03/2011 21:26

nobody is bitching about her though

people are worrying about her, and commenting

it's all in the nature of public discussion forums - we discuss things

and if she googles her mother, she will have more to worry about than a bunch of mums saying her mother should sort her diet out

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SuperHans · 02/03/2011 21:29

Why do you care about how fat KK's kid is?

You must be well thin.

Hassled · 02/03/2011 21:30

Joni - you're absolutely right. But again, it's something that's easier said than done, getting a reluctant child off the sofa and into the pool/out for a walk/whatever. We tried - we're quite an active family. My other DCs have always been slim. I was always hampered by the fear that the bigger deal I made of her weight, the more she'd feel like crap about herself and would want to take refuge in food - it was a Catch 22 thing.

The point I'm longwindedly trying to make is don't assume KK can just leap into action and sort this out, or at least not without some difficulty.

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stiflersmom · 02/03/2011 21:30

no, I am pretty fat actually

I struggle with it

I have done since childhood

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Northernlurker · 02/03/2011 21:34

Nasty thread.

This child's weight, diet, exercise and the way in which she's parented isn't fully know to you OP so why do you feel you have the right to criticise?
Keep your issues about weight to yourself.

compo · 02/03/2011 21:36

Did brian mcfadden try to get custody for his mum to look after his kids in fecking Ireland
what a twunt

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stiflersmom · 02/03/2011 21:36

well we could all keep our opinions to ourselves on everything unless we know all the facts empirically and beyond doubt

but it would make for a fucking quiet MN

I think I'll carry on starting discussions as and when I please, thanks NorthernLurker

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Oblomov · 02/03/2011 21:36

Brian Mcfadden has often commented that he was short and overweight as a child. Apparently he was exactly the same shape as molly.

jonicomelately · 02/03/2011 21:37

I wasn't making the point against you Hassled. Sorry if it seemed that way. It just frustrates me that people think the only way to get children to lose weight is to reduce their calorie intake rather than take them to the park to play.

saffy85 · 02/03/2011 21:38

I didn't mean yourself OP I meant if this girl googles "Kerry Katona's daughter" she'd find herself quite possibly being bitched about. Bet not all those sites on google lead to concerned strangers with too much time on their hands discussing her weight. Bet there's some less than flattering comments too. People can be nasty. Fact.

Alambil · 02/03/2011 21:39

my neighbours daughter was like Molly - she grew out of it as puberty settled down...

saffy85 · 02/03/2011 21:40

That's what I read too compo. He must really care loads more about those girls than Kerry Hmm

Jellykat · 02/03/2011 21:41

I don't dislike KK at all, if she came on MN as a LP,who suffered from Bipolar disorder,been through custody battle, grew up in a home, drug problems, low self esteem issues etc etc, she'd get my sympathy that's for sure.

Does it necessarily mean she doesn't love her kids? No.
Add together the fact that Brian himself, has only just sorted out his own weight issues,and chooses to live the other side of the world, who is he to criticize?

My own DS was overweight until last year,at 12 he shot upwards,and is now his correct weight.Who knows how Molly will change thro' teenagedom, it's not fair to publicly draw attention to her weight. IMO