I don't know if I'm going to be able to finish reading this piece.

[fflo]

"Diet From Hell: A valley [Scottsdale] vegan couple's fear of obesity was no picnic for their kids"

The horror is such that I'm not able to distance myself by, say, pish-poshing writing like "no picnic" in that subtitle.

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

What an infuriating bunch of mixed messages. They talk about how goofy these vegans are, then go on to say childhood obesity is the biggest problem facing our nation, and that "American kids gorge on fat-laden foods. Oh noes!"

That's not even bringing up these "parents" and their freak ways. Every time I see an article about vegans anymore, it's something like this. Adults can live just fine on a vegan diet, but you can't raise a child on it. Kids need real food. Doesn't anyone know the difference between eating moderately and taking some kind of absurd extreme stance on everything? Damn!

[01100001.livejournal.com]

"mixed messages"

Yeah, I noticed that too. It was like the author couldn't decide from what angle they wanted to cover the story so they kept switching it up. A poorly written article I'd say.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I'll agree with you there. Just wish noticing that would wipe the idea of those children's experience out of my head. And the sick feeling about some of the forces that went into its coming about.

[01100001.livejournal.com]

Did you read the nytimes article I linked to about Leonard Nimoy and Heather MacAllister? It is very body size affirming, I think. Perhaps it will help to wipe the icky craziness of those parents from your mind. See my most recent LJ post.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

oh, thanks, Adam! i saw a reference to that story yesterday but never got around to checking it out.