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Why Would a Mother Write A Memoir About Her Overweight 7-Year-Old Daughter?

March 27, 2012

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There is not a worse feeling than having your parent humiliate you in public. Me, it was my Nana, whom I adored, screaming my name across a clothing store. Like a banshee: “Hayleyyy! Come and look at this pink shirt!” Now, replace that with: “You can not absolutely not have three pieces of cake because [...]

Lessons in Obesity: Our Kids, Chris Christie and Melissa McCarthy

October 5, 2011

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Living in the east coast bubble, I often say that I my kids are immune to childhood obesity. What obesity? My kid is a rail. His friends are rails. They’re over-scheduled and neurotic, yes. Obese, no. (Okay, that’s not totally true, according to the “How Obesity Threatens America Report, 2011″ New Jersey runs around the [...]