Geez, that is one ugly arse kid. Poor guy.

HammerHeadSnark: The_Six_Fingered_Man

My two year old gets maybe one small fun size piece of chocolate per month.


Fun is not a size!

Then your mom lied to me when she told me that it was neither too big, nor too small, but just "fun."

GaryPDX: Okay..this would actually cause me to rebel, declare insurrection and take up arms. This is soooo much bullshiat it's NOT FUNNY!

Everything coming out of the U.K. would give us reason to rebel. However, the limey's gave up their arms and SNAP! Suddenly, you hear sh*t like this on a daily basis. It's sad. It truly is very sad seeing a once proud people being terrorised by their own government.

Even the music's gone to sh*t.

nexirae: What the hell is a "mum"?

I assume it's some kind of bird, because both are the word.

loonatic112358: i think the problem si, they have a kid who looks like he's suffering from fetal alcohol syndrom

Nah - he's just British

loonatic112358: i think the problem si, they have a kid who looks like he's suffering from fetal alcohol syndrom

Looks more like a hydrocephalic to me.

Well, in defense of their child services over there (not something I'd often defend) the kid had a problem. He was rather underweight (about 11% under), enough that the mom worried to take him to the doctor. Ok, so the doctors said "Yes, your kid is under weight, you need to rectify that by feeding him high calorie food that he likes."

Well, that is pretty sound medical advice right there. As much as people cry about the obesity problem, being under weight is much, MUCH worse. Ideally you want to be your ideal weight (hence the "ideal" part) but if the choices are too much or too little, too much is by far healthier.

Thus I can't really say they are wrong for intervening if she's ignoring medical advice. Her kid could have growth problems, and even die from insufficient weight. If a healthy diet isn't doing it, feed him some high cal stuff.

I just have a lot of trouble with people who would take a kid to a doctor because of a problem, then refuse to act on the doctor's advice. If it was bad enough to go see a professional, listen to them (or go consult another one if you are in doubt).

Same shiat as the religious nutbags that want to refuse things like antibiotics to their children.

Shouldn't they have given liquid beefcake formula to him? Or some kind of nutritional supplement grade weight-gain powder? "Feed him fatty junk food" doesn't sound like professional medical advice

that's not a very attractive kid...but seriously while 20 Lbs for a 2 yr old is definitely on the low side, he is not by any means mulnourished or being starved.

Tyranicle: Everything coming out of the U.K. would give us reason to rebel. However, the limey's gave up their arms and SNAP! Suddenly, you hear sh*t like this on a daily basis. It's sad. It truly is very sad seeing a once proud people being terrorised by their own government.

0.5/10

/being generous

wippit: "Uh-uhh!! We asked for eggs and milk, and Dad made us eat this!!!"

Came in just for that bit, got the whole damn thing, thank you kindly.

loonatic112358: i think the problem si, they have a kid who looks like he's suffering from fetal alcohol syndrom

I may be going to hell, but THIS

Oh, for craps sake. That's just retarded. Some kids are just naturally skinny little bastards and there are better ways to get fat in the diet without resorting to junk food.

What makes me mad is that there are plenty of kids who really do need to be put in foster care, but aren't because the system is clogged up with this stupidity.

simpsonfan: If someone had tried to take my kids away, they would have had to call the coroner, because somebody would be getting shot.

You. At least in the US, social workers come with cops when they drag your kids away.

Allow the state to run healthcare and the state will have this kind of overall power.

Government control of our healthcare means the government "has an obligation" to control our health, if we like it or not. "For the overall good of the many" will be their excuse.

/Watch, it'll happen.

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loonatic112358: i think the problem si, they have a kid who looks like he's suffering from fetal alcohol syndrom

So he looks like he's British?

E Arkhe: Don't they make prescription weight-gain shakes? With protein and all that good stuff? Why not give the kid some of that? Chocolate cake seems like a weird thing for a doctor to recommend.

When my daughter was a year old she basically stopped eating and even lost some weight. We were told it was a fussy stage and were told to give her Pediasure shakes, which worked well.

Found out later she had bad tonsilities and likely couldn't swallow without pain, but that's another story.

MyRandomName: You sound fat

Yeah, well

louiedog: nexirae: What the hell is a "mum"?

I assume it's some kind of bird, because both are the word.

I love you.

/so much

did they test the kid for any allergies, or autoimmune disorders like celiac before suggesting going all gluttonous?

or like others have mentioned, examine why he looks drugged out of his mind

/doesn't matter, as others have said, the article is likely missing many facts

mandingueiro: /also just because your an anal retentive grinch when it comes to candy doesn't make you a horrible parent--i wouldn't wanna be your kid, though.

You've obviously never dealt with a hyperactive two year old!

OgreMagi: Impasse: Dad is great! Gives us the chocolate cake!

Eggs, milk, flour. Nutrition!


...is so, so proud.

The kid in the photo from TFA looks like a young Jason Voorhees.



\ch, ch, ch, ma, ma, ma...

irishdncr83: mandingueiro: /also just because your an anal retentive grinch when it comes to candy doesn't make you a horrible parent--i wouldn't wanna be your kid, though.

You've obviously never dealt with a hyperactive two year old!

You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

From the article it sounds like the child is dangerously underweight.

Children need a high calorie diet for facilitate physical and mental growth, obviously there's a balance to be struck between too much and too little. This seems to be a case of too little.

I'm not sure I agree with the assessment that the kid needs cake and crisps, but it's clear that he needs more calories and fats. High calorie foods and fats can be gained in a natural diet, if that is the concern of the parents. Butter and cream are a good place to start.

1lastcall: You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

You ever been around my child? I don't think so. Sugar makes my child hyper, I don't care what you or anyone else says. you haven't been around him when he's had it.

Blind_Io: I'm not sure I agree with the assessment that the kid needs cake and crisps, but it's clear that he needs more calories and fats. High calorie foods and fats can be gained in a natural diet, if that is the concern of the parents. Butter and cream are a good place to start.

There's a reason my son drinks whole milk

Well this sure seems like a totally reasonable story, from a respected news source, which takes into account all sides of the story.

GaryPDX: Tyranicle: GaryPDX: Okay..this would actually cause me to rebel, declare insurrection and take up arms. This is soooo much bullshiat it's NOT FUNNY!

Everything coming out of the U.K. would give us reason to rebel. However, the limey's gave up their arms and SNAP! Suddenly, you hear sh*t like this on a daily basis. It's sad. It truly is very sad seeing a once proud people being terrorised by their own government.

Even the music's gone to sh*t.

What's scary is people here use them as an example of what they want here. That's farked up, we fought that war already, 230 years ago. We'll fight again if we have to.

Agreed. Except the people we've fought, in order to gain independence, came from a different country. In order to regain our independence again, we'll have to defeat the enemy within our own borders. Knowing who the enemy is is a whole different story all together.

irishdncr83: 1lastcall: You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

You ever been around my child? I don't think so. Sugar makes my child hyper, I don't care what you or anyone else says. you haven't been around him when he's had it.

It's not the sugar.

irishdncr83: 1lastcall: You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

You ever been around my child? I don't think so. Sugar makes my child hyper, I don't care what you or anyone else says. you haven't been around him when he's had it.

See, while I believe the study that says sugar (as compared to a placebo) doesn't make kids hyper, I bet giving kids candy does, simply because they get excited. It's missing the forest for the trees.

1lastcall: irishdncr83: mandingueiro: /also just because your an anal retentive grinch when it comes to candy doesn't make you a horrible parent--i wouldn't wanna be your kid, though.

You've obviously never dealt with a hyperactive two year old!

You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

Translation: I have no kids

Too much sugar always made my kids (all 3 of em) bounce off the walls. In some cases, quite literally.

Fano: Shouldn't they have given liquid beefcake formula to him?

They must not be Catholic. Priests give kids beef injections on a regular basis.

tallguywithglasseson:
The Sun takes the neglectful parent's side of the story.

At least they didn't just make it up as they went along like normal. Throw in a pretty girl with her tits out that using them to batter off the oppression of the Nanny state Government would be your normal response. The Sun is after all a glorified tabloid that. I think you Americans are just annoyed you don't have boobies in your newspapers.

IStateTheObvious: 1lastcall: irishdncr83: mandingueiro: /also just because your an anal retentive grinch when it comes to candy doesn't make you a horrible parent--i wouldn't wanna be your kid, though.

You've obviously never dealt with a hyperactive two year old!

You do know that sugar doesn't make your child hyper, right?

Translation: I have no kidsToo much sugar always made my kids (all 3 of em) bounce off the walls. In some cases, quite literally.

Wrong. I have two. Neither one hyper, possbily because I don't consider getting off my butt and playing with my kids a chore. Sugar does not make your child hyper. You think it makes them hyper, therefore you perceive them to be hyper after they've had it.

I actually think I know what happened.

See, mom is kind of a fatty. With all her strident talk about healthy food, I think she's trying to slim down. Fantastic for her. But because she's a moron, she thought her new starvation/super healthy diet should apply to her growing child. So she fed him all this uber healthy trendy diet shiat, and to no one's surprise but her's, the kid is underweight.

So she takes him to a doctor. The doctor is all, "WTF woman? You have to give this kid some fat! He needs it to grow!" She, again because she's really too stupid to live, assumed this meant that she had to feed him all junk food. Because as all idiots know, there isn't such a thing a good fat like in peanut butter or avocados. The only way to get fatter is by shoving 2 bags of crisps and a bucket of biscuits down your gullet. She decides she knows best and just ignores the doctor's opinion.

So she continues to feed her kid diet adult food and child protection comes in and sees that she isn't doing what the doctor said. So they take the kid. Then The Sun gets a hold of her and we have this stupid ass story.

This thread is a perfect example of why people should eat less junk food.

are british people stupid?

1lastcall: louiedog: nexirae: What the hell is a "mum"?

I assume it's some kind of bird, because both are the word.

I love you.

/so much

I agree... let me repeat and bold it... certainly bears repeating:

louiedog: nexirae: What the hell is a "mum"?

I assume it's some kind of bird, because both are the word.