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?

[stiflersmom]

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.

I agree that her weight needs to be addressed. For all we know that may be happening.

FWIW I don't think either Kerry or Brian are naturally slim.

Feel sorry for KK for so many reasons. She's had a pretty shit hand in life - fame and opportunity apart.

OK OP you carry on bitching commenting and I'll carry on thinking that anybody who gets a kick out of complaining about a child's size whilst knowing nothing about that child, really needs to develop a better sense of what is and isn't a valid topic for comment.

Nobody is critising the child. They are critising the mother.

it isn't very difficult to get a child's weight down if you are really interested in doing it

Probably not, but I would imagine, just like any adult losing weight, it should be a slow process. Not a strict diet that should be followed to the letter so she loses a stone in a week, for eg!

You have no idea what KK is doing re her daughters. KK choose to be in the spotlight, her daughter did not. I am sure KK is prepared & able to take what is thrown at her, a 9 yr old is not, nor should be.

As you said, weight is preventable in 'most cases' maybe this isn't one of those.

At least this is on aibu so will disappear in a month.

Always nice to talk about a child's weight, not judgmental, smug or nasty at all.

I hear one of the slebs child has to wear a hearing aid, hang on a moment I'll find a link.

Then we can sort out whether it's their parents fault, whether it's noticeable etc. You know all the important stuff that we should address.

Unless they have a medical condition, children should not be fat. Parents need to give children a healthy lifestyle and it is such a shame that this child is overweight

But it's not surprising considering the poor excuses she has as parents

Does aibu disappear in a month??

Missy........ She has 4 dc, the others are normal weight, so shesdoingsomething right! If she was doing such a bad job they wouldall be overweight!!!

it must be really difficult though, if one child is a normal weight and the other much bigger. You feed 'normal' portions to both but with different outcomes. Her father was chunky last time i saw him with Kerry, she prob takes after him. I know someone who has 2 girls and they are totally different, one slim and tall, the other short and overweight or chunky looking.
Same father.

Ilovetiffany, excellent point.

Ok ilovetiffany but I still think she has done quite a lot of things that are awful - been off her face for so many years around het kids, smoking when pg... Etc

I know she has had a hard life but...

For some reason I thought it did disappear. Probably dreamt it.

As the eldest Molly will see a lot more than the others and may comfort eat as a result of that.

I had an abusive childhood and could comfort eat for England, I used to steal money, up to £5 at a time (which was a lot in the 80's) and gorge until I was sick. I could eat ten packets of crisps at a time, I would eat in secret. The lot.

We were all screwed up, my brother turned to drugs and alcohol (although he did extremely well at uni) sister had issues with bulimia/anorexia and would fuck any man who looked at her. Other sister desperately clung to a string of unsuitable men, thank god she met her absolute rock of a husband in her early 20's but the scars of our childhood still run deep through all of us.

It was never down to hunger, it was trying to fill something which couldn't be filled.

My brother took drugs and drank far too much because it made him feel just like everybody else for once. Now in his 40's he is needy and fucked up.

My sister fucked any man who looked at her because she thought that's what she was supposed to do not because she enjoyed sex, she did however crave attention

And my other sister who was and still is stunning put up with twats because she thought that's all she was worth and being with any man is of course better than being alone.

Now as an adult i'm still a fat bastard with a fucked up attitude to food, it will probably kill me in the end tbh.

Nasty, nasty thread title tho

Unless they have a medical condition, children should not be fat

But that is just it, missyklo, we DON'T Know if she has a medical condition do we?

I am very sure that if she did, someone such as kk would certainly have told the world all about it. She is not someone who keeps her life private. It is not likely that she would miss the opportunity to tell people about her child's medical condition.

And you cannot have a 'one size fits all' child rearing policy. I have 2 children. My eldest is not my youngest and my youngest is not my eldest. They are different people, with different personalities and different challenges. It is ridiculous to say that because I treat X one way, I should blindly treat Y the same way and the outcome will be the same. You must see your children as individuals and treat them accordingly.

Nobody is attacking the child. Nobody is laughing at the child. There is nothing expressed but sympathy for the child.

If you weren't an obese child, you don't KNOW what it does to you. Don't you see that? It destroys your confidence and sets you up for a lifetime of problems.

Those of us who agree with the OP are not lauging at the poor child, how hateful do you think we are? we are saying that it is not fair to not address a child's weight problem because of what it can often do to them. Health wise and emotionally. There is no sneering or sniggering.

I would say that as she has 3 "normal" sized children and 1 who is slighltly larger than the norm it is probably a genetic issue. I have 2 DD - the eldest is 18 and eats for England, hardly exercises and yet is whippet thin.Younger one at 13 eats less than her sister plays in the school netball team yet carries weight around her middle and is considerd large for her age...just like her Grandma and Aunties on her Dad's side.

I don't blame Kerry. She has four children and only one appears overweight.

This is what the IMDB biography for their dad Brian says: "Throughout his childhood, he was always short and overweight, but when he turned 17 he shot up to 5' 10" and became thin." Which kind of suggests it might be something genetic on the father's side - and it might well just be 'puppy fat'.

I don't think it's our place to comment really. From what I've seen of Kerry's shows, Molly seems very intelligent, funny and kind. I don't think Kerry has done a bad job.