listening to j.vine on the radio today and the subject was about an 8 year old boy who weighs 14st (i though we were meant to measure in kilo's now). Anyway there were lots of people phoning and emailing in saying how cruel the mother was and how she should be locked up etc etc. Are these people fattest/sizest. the boy does obviously not conform to social norms, so his mum is obviously a monster or a child abuser (some people might say). we are obsessed by diet in this country, yet we allow miles and miles of superstore's to be built as well as lots of fast food chains. if an 8 year old boy was caught smoking would we see 2 social workers, 1 policeman 2 nurses and tom cobbly sat round a table discussing what to do with them. in fact why don't we encourage the boy to smoke that way he'll get thinner (or so i've heard).
ironically my boy thinks that because 'daddy's got a fat tummy' that he needs 2 of everything (food wise) and not one. he has just thrown the nintendo ds at his sister (or did he just think they were playing catch.)
