Do you think Michelle Obama opened the door on public scrutiny of her daughters' weight?

Do you think Michelle Obama opened the door on public scrutiny of her daughters' weight?Do you think using her daughters' weight battles is an appropriate way to discuss childhood obesity? Would you discuss your own child's weight issues in a public forum? How would you feel if you were the child?

I don't have an opinion one way or the other, but I figured the parents on here would.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/is-it-okay-to-talk-about-your-daughters-weight-if-it-s-for-the-national-good-579635/

Mama to the Motley Two
I have an opinion on it and my opinion is that she pretty much brought the scrutiny on herself. You don't discuss your daughters' weight on nationalized TV, much less say that they were becoming overweight.

I can't imagine how the Obama girls must feel after that. I'd be embarrassed if I was them. Mostly because my mom just called me overweight and if you've ever seen a photo of those girls they are far from overweight.

I wouldn't discuss my child's weight in the open public. That's a matter for close friends or their doctor if I need to be concerned with their weight.

As far as her Childhood Obesity Awareness campaign goes, I think that's a great thing to be aware of and to take steps to fight against.


**People may say "Her girls will forgive her because they knew she didn't mean any harm". Well pardon me, but many many young girls would still hear those words burning in the back of their minds. Until you know how the Obama girls took that, don't think for a second that even a comment like that (which was meant to be innocent) couldn't be taken the wrong way.

mcal03051
You can never say she doesn't know what it's like...She is investing her own children in this battle...Good for her, I'm sure she didn't do it so the children would feel attacked!!

Marteisa
well in the political way things are different because they use some personal to make people feel a little like they are not the only one going through the problem. Also they do that because they want people to know that just because they have a higher title than all the people in the U.S.A. that they are only the same and don't have any other problems than a normal family.
And no i would not have put my daughter's weight on the political arguement because she is already insecure about her weight everyone in the united states doesn't need to know either.

MT
As a little girl (a fat one at that), I probably would have felt mortified if my mother did that. As an adult, I am not bothered by saying someone who is larger is large. But I don't like the treatment us fat folk often get. I'm not stupid. I wasn't raped by my father. I am not trying to fill a void. I don't have poor health. I'm not ashamed of myself.

I think good eating habits and exercise should be promoted for everyone, but remain a choice. I fear that national healthcare will give the nanny state license to target people like me.

Nina Lee
If my mom was trying to take on something that big and important, she could say whatever she wanted about me. I don't see it causing an eating disorder, I see it causing her children to have the same healthy lifestyle that she has.

ETA: If her daughters were still overweight it would be one thing. They are not.

I think the poor lady would be scrutinized by someone for anything she says.

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