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Default Take away the fat kids?

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"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "Giusi" > wrote in message
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> > "Polly Esther" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> >> What do you think about this? Yesterday ABC news was talking about a
> >> Harvard professor who suggests the gov't should take kids away from their
> >> parents if the chunky little darlings are over weight. Sounds like a
> >> plan to me but what is the state going to do with them when they take
> >> them? Here's a bit of the report
> >> http://www.imperfectparent.com/topic...-says-parents-
> >> should-lose-custody-of-obese-children/
> >> Polly

> >
> > I think it's not just parents but the culture at fault. When kids ran
> > outside to play kick the can and could ride their bikes for miles to go
> > fishing, they were less fat. We sell them Nintendo, Wii, PlayStation, and
> > gear movies and TV to 12 year old boys and what do you think will happen?

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> Kids can not do those sorts of things any more in many places because it is
> just not safe to do so. And here it is cold and cloudy much of the time.
> Nobody wants to hang around outside in conditions like that.


Oh noes, it's cloudy, better go indoors! For real?

Miche

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