Childhood Obesity......an epidemic?
An epidemic of stupidity in people that have the ability to procreate maybe.
Article on ABCNews about childhood obesity
Ok, now completely ruling out the fact that some kids are big and they're just made that way, here are my suggestions on how to keep your kid from becoming ginormous.
1. Make them walk to school. Too dangerous you say? Walk with them. "Can't" you say? You must not care for your kid that much then.
2. Ease up on the fucking McDonalds already. Why not just let your kid start smoking too? Check food labels and don't give your kid "juice instead of soda" because you "think it has less sugar". You're high on crack if you believe that.
3. Make your kid play outside. Video games, while I enjoy playing them immensely, are not good for kids that need to expell some energy. Buy them a $300-1500 bicycle instead of that new game console or PC. Both have the same likelyhood of getting stolen and both deprecieate at the same rate. If you're worried about your kid getting abducted or molested, see bullet point 1. Supervise your damn children and teach them not to talk or take candy from strangers. The "village" won't protect them, since they most likely annoy the shit out of the "village" to begin with.
4. Don't be so damn quick to write that note to excuse your kid from Phys. Ed. So your kid doesn't like to play with others? Wow.........wait until he/she actually has to deal with people in a setting where they actually have to WORK with others. You going to write a note for your 20-something college dropout?
In short, don't depend on food manufacturers, schools, and the government to keep your kid from becoming unhealthy. It's your job and if you don't want to do it, kill your kid. You might as well, because fundamentally, it's what you're doing anyway.
