From Jennifer, Child's Age 12 - 05/14/25 - IP#: 77.231.134.xxx  Click here to reply  
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.
Reply from Jay, Child's Age 14 - 05/20/25  - IP#: 216.24.212.xxx
Jennifer - I know you don’t want to hear this, but if this is true, you’re not trying hard enough, or at all, frankly. She’s 12. I’m shocked she’s still alive at 700 pounds - you’re not taking care of her at all. As you mentioned, she’s near immobile. Simply feed her 2,000 calories a day. It’s not that hard. She can’t get her own food. Let her cry. What is she gonna do, run out of the house? You haven’t tried to change her habits, because the change is easy. Let her scream, cry, throw a fit. No matter how content she may be, she’s not happy at 700 pounds. No one is happy being stuck not able to move. What happens when she refuses to cooperate? Refuse to eat the healthy food?
Be a better parent and stop failing your child.		 
Reply from Eric, Child's Age 14 - 05/15/25  - IP#: 178.232.65.xxx
You are the parent and need to do parenting. That involves her being upset, throwing tantrums, crying and complaining when she does not get the food and amounts she is used to get. She is too young and have too little mobility to get her own food anyway, so this is about being strict. Being fat is ok, my boys are fat too, but being life threatening super morbidly obese is not.