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From Jennifer, child's age 12

Hello everyone, and thanks for all the responses I got last time. As I said in my previous post, I have an 11 (now 12)-year-old daughter who recently broke 700 pounds. She's basically immobile at this point and struggles with everyday tasks; we've been trying to get her to lose weight so she doesn't develop any serious health issues. Angel and Hanna have suggested I'm not trying hard enough to help my daughter Amy lose weight. Honestly, that hurt a lot to read. I want my daughter to be happy and healthy, but every time her father and I have tried to change her habits, she simply refuses. Amy is a very sweet girl, but she gets VERY upset when she doesn't get the food she wants or when we try to get her to stop eating. She starts crying and it breaks my heart to see her like that... We've tried to explain to her that it's for her own good and we've taken her to the doctor many times to get her to understand, but she simply doesn't care. Some teachers and friends have tried as well, but she doesn't listen to them either. It's very discouraging to hear strangers (both online and in real life), and even our own friends and family, tell us that we're not taking care of our daughter properly. We just want our little girl to be happy, and we're trying to balance her happiness with good health, but it's very hard when she refuses to cooperate. If anyone has any comments or advice, feel free to reply to this post. Keep in mind Amy has a lot of trouble walking and runs out of breath easily, so getting her to exercise will be very hard until she's lost some weight.