Lady to give out "you're too fat for candy" letters?
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Thoughts on this news article about a woman giving fat kids a letter scolding them and their parents?
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/281070/158/Woman-to-give-obese-children-letters-no-candy
Fat shaming like this to little kids gets us nowhere as a society. Give out healthier alternatives than candy, that's what we do here. Animal crackers have less calories and sugar than many candies. If I could I would hand out apples or oranges but most of the time parents would just pitch them. I've thought about doing pencils and paper or little toys too, which some people already do in our town. There are too many alternatives than to shame and embarrass a kid.0 -
>Insert little girl and buring house meme here<0
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If someone ever handed my child a letter that said they are too fat for anything I would most likely punch them in their slim, uppity face. If they want to have that conversation with me as a parent, that is one thing, but you make my child feel bad and I will eff you up.
X2... I expect that lady will have a lot of shaving cream and eggs to clean up November 1st. :laugh:
I'm not a violent person but would also smack them. Does she hand out more to 'skinny kids'?0 -
She doesn't give two figs about obesity. She just wants attention.
I've seen Fargo. Put her in the wood chipper.
She can keep her figs, they're gross.0 -
What a crazy b***h.0
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So.. a letter explaining that your child is a little overweight
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getting your *kitten* kicked
Getting your tires slashed
getting your house egg'd
getting thretened to the point of needing to move.
And we wonder whats wrong with society today....
Yes, an adult handing out insulting, passive aggressive notes to children gets parents annoyed and protective.
Your point?
I dunno if you are asking me but I agree with you - thats a sarcastic Conan.0 -
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She's entitled to her opinion because her tax dollars will be paying for your obese child's healthcare.
She is entitled to her opinion. It's America and tax dollars have nothing to do with it. The issue most of us are having is with the way she is planning to express her opinion. Give out cheap Halloween trinkets or even little booklets on good health, but handing one child a chocolate bar while another child standing beside him/her is given an envelope (Which I'd almost guarantee will be opened so the kids can see what the second child got so they can compare.) containing the sample letter is cruel and unnecessary.
The "my tax dollars" argument is irritating. We all pay taxes and do not get to decide what we support. Her tax dollars are pooled with your tax dollars, my tax dollars, and the rest of the work forces tax dollars to provide different things. Honestly she'll never know one way or the other exactly where 'her' money was spent.0 -
Well, I guess we can all predict who's gonna get a buttload of flaming bags of dog **** on her porch tomorrow night...
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I am being an *kitten*?So.. a letter explaining that your child is a little overweight
=
getting your *kitten* kicked
Getting your tires slashed
getting your house egg'd
getting thretened to the point of needing to move.
And we wonder whats wrong with society today....
Don't be dense. It's not a letter "explaining that your child is a little overweight." It's an insulting, demeaning, humiliating slap in the face of a child. A child who may already be feeling crappy about being obese and is just out having some fun with his/her friends. Really. Don't be an *kitten*.
People are saying that they would resort to physical violence for getting this note.
And I am the *kitten*?
I am not saying that this lady is right however; assuming that the kids are right there, punching this lady in the face is really the wrong message to pass to the kids.
What is going to happen when she decides to stand her ground and defend herself from the physical assauly with deadly force?
Won't that be a wonderful lesson for little Timmy?
"Look, Daddy got his heart blown out because he decided to punch a housewife."0 -
I am being an *kitten*?So.. a letter explaining that your child is a little overweight
=
getting your *kitten* kicked
Getting your tires slashed
getting your house egg'd
getting thretened to the point of needing to move.
And we wonder whats wrong with society today....
Don't be dense. It's not a letter "explaining that your child is a little overweight." It's an insulting, demeaning, humiliating slap in the face of a child. A child who may already be feeling crappy about being obese and is just out having some fun with his/her friends. Really. Don't be an *kitten*.
People are saying that they would resort to physical violence for getting this note.
And I am the *kitten*?
I am not saying that this lady is right however; assuming that the kids are right there, punching this lady in the face is really the wrong message to pass to the kids.
What is going to happen when she decides to stand her ground and defend herself from the physical assauly with deadly force?
Won't that be a wonderful lesson for little Timmy?
"Look, Daddy got his heart blown out because he decided to punch a housewife."
this is valid.
but i still think that lady is nuts. why not just not give candy at all? or maybe give a healthy snack. or something? its not so much as insulting to the kids. as the parents i think.0 -
I actually considered getting a healthier non-candy snack to hand out like Snyders Pretzels makes mini halloween bags for Halloween... only 110 cals/bag... and less sugar. That would be a better decision than handing out letters telling people how to parent and/or making the poor kids feel bad about themselves.0
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Did anyone else notice that they dont even show a picture of the lady in the video or the story?? Whose to say she herself is not obese or a heavy person??
Trick or Treating is supposed to be fun for our kids. They dont need a lecture on obesity. If you dont want to give the kids candy then turn your light off. Otherwise, she should mind her own business.0 -
:noway: :frown:0
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She's a mean hag.0
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Don't put it out with your boots Ted!Well, I guess we can all predict who's gonna get a buttload of flaming bags of dog **** on her porch tomorrow night...
Don't tell me my business Devil Woman!0 -
She is going to get egged and TP'd!!!
I so hope she does. If she is against kids eating candy hand out dental floss or something else boring! On Halloween, at least those obese kids are running, yes running or at least walking, house to house. Yes they going to consume calories, but at least they are taking a step in the right direction by walking to get those treats. I think it would be worse if they stayed at home and did nothing at all!0 -
I live in ND and it's all over the news. I really think that instead of being and adult bully and handing out nasty letters to kids she could have pasted out healthy snacks or don't answer the door at all. Really not sure what this lady is thinking. This could be very damaging to a child. What a witch no pun intended.0
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I've always preferred Can't Understand Normal Thinking .. it's just so .. apt.
Never heard that one before, but I love it!0 -
I think she's a ****ing *****.
It's ****ing Halloween, either hand out your version of healthy, hand out a toothbrush, or hand candy out to everyone. If you're going to be an *kitten* about Halloween, be an *kitten* to everyone.
If I found that in my kid's bag I'd kick her in the taint.
lmao! yes!0 -
On the flip side ....
Thank you for posting this. What a lovely thing for this Mom to do.0 -
She won't be anonymous for long.
IMHO, Halloween is a fun holiday and shouldn't be used to express your opinion on childhood obesity, making children feel less than adequate about body image. If she disagrees with overweight kids having candy, non-candy items would be a good substitute.
Parents should supervise their children, inspecting what they get anyway. Just remove the note if possible before it's seen (I know--easier said than done). Then find the name and address of a local counselor who specializes in bullying, write it down on the back of the note, and slide it under her door the next day--with or without a Jawbreaker candy attached to it. Maybe she'll get the message.0 -
Sounds fake to me.0
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Um...no. Hardly any of her or your tax dollars go to anything but the government. This argument is as tired as it is inaccurate.She's entitled to her opinion because her tax dollars will be paying for your obese child's healthcare.0 -
Here is the letter...
I think she should reword it to say...
"Happy Halloween kiddo's-who-are-gonna-read-this-before-your-parents. You may now commence from being "moderately obese" to "all the way obese" as you sit with my letter and a bag full of candy from other more thoughtful and respectful neighbors.
This was my sad, misguided, and holier-than-thou attempt to communicate with your parents like a ch!ckensh!t via you kids. I am a coward, a snob, a metiche and a plain out jerk. Please commence to throw bags of dogshet at my house and to TP it for the next 10 years until you graduate and move to college and pass the torch of my legendary stupidity and evil to your younger siblings...and then their younger classmates for all eternity. Please also begin to carry band-aids in your backpacks to toss blithely in my direction whenever I come across your angry parents on the street for the bloody noses I may endure. Also, can one of you do a mail forward for me from this place to the depths of hell since I think I may piss off my postal worker, UPS, and FedEx people as well and may never receive deliveries on my doorstep after this. "0 -
Hand out healthy snacks to all the kids, lord knows even the skinny ones probably don't eat that well, they just have higher metabolisms. And sometimes a chubby child's body is just getting ready to go through a growth spurt. How can you tell? Unless you are a friend of the parent or child, or a doctor or an educator who knows something about the child and his/her family you have no business butting in or saying anything. People these days think everything is their business. It just isn't.0
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Here is the letter...
I think she should reword it to say...
"Happy Halloween kiddo's-who-are-gonna-read-this-before-your-parents. You may now commence from being "moderately obese" to "all the way obese" as you sit with my letter and a bag full of candy from other more thoughtful and respectful neighbors.
This was my sad, misguided, and holier-than-thou attempt to communicate with your parents like a ch!ckensh!t via you kids. I am a coward, a snob, a metiche and a plain out jerk. Please commence to throw bags of dogshet at my house and to TP it for the next 10 years until you graduate and move to college and pass the torch of my legendary stupidity and evil to your younger siblings...and then their younger classmates for all eternity. Please also begin to carry band-aids in your backpacks to toss blithely in my direction whenever I come across your angry parents on the street for the bloody noses I may endure. Also, can one of you do a mail forward for me from this place to the depths of hell since I think I may piss off my postal worker, UPS, and FedEx people as well and may never receive deliveries on my doorstep after this. "
:frown: :frown: :frown:
Seriously. I don't care what kids "look" like. Candy isn't good for any of them, but yes, they love it and yes, it's part of the holiday. Just give toys to everyone if you want to make a change.0 -
Did anyone else notice that they dont even show a picture of the lady in the video or the story?? Whose to say she herself is not obese or a heavy person??
Trick or Treating is supposed to be fun for our kids. They dont need a lecture on obesity. If you dont want to give the kids candy then turn your light off. Otherwise, she should mind her own business.
....on it!0 -
Turn off your porch light and ignore Halloween OR play along and give out candy to the children who visit your home. Pick one or the other. Her letter to parents is obnoxious, high handed and absurd. She has no clue about the daily diets of the kids who ring her doorbell. Not all children who are overweight are fed unhealthy diets. She needs to get over herself and act like a decent human being. I hope a parent sues her for the emotional distress caused by her lack of common sense.0
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I found it.
Too bad I don't know how to caption it with "YOU're a moderately obese little kiddie...no candy for you!"0
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