ChaoticMusings

When i was a child, my brother and I got a two litre bottle of ginger (pop, fizzy drink, juice) whatever it's called in England a week.

Sweets on a Saturday and occasionally something off the ice cream van.

We never got takeaways, meals were always cooked by my mum.

Same thing each week depending on the day but that's because she worked full time and it made her life easier not having to think up different things to cook.

Packed lunches for school, pieces my mum had made.

Occasionally I've been at the local shop at lunch time when it's full of children.

Some have pot noodles, others have chips, rolls and sausage, cans of ginger and pockets stuffed with sweets/chocolate.

The parents must be giving them a tenner a day...at least.

Syl wrote:

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When I was a kid there were very few takeaways, except for fish and chip shops, which were an occasional treat.

It's a myth that cheap rubbish is more economical than home cooked food. Take a couple of kids out for McDonald's or Pizza, add drinks etc, you could have cooked two or three nutritious meals at home....obviously that takes effort, which is the main reason people fill themselves and their kids up with junk.

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 It's disturbing, to be honest.  If all you feed your kids on is junk, you should be prosecuted for abuse.

Syl wrote:

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Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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When I was a kid there were very few takeaways, except for fish and chip shops, which were an occasional treat.

It's a myth that cheap rubbish is more economical than home cooked food. Take a couple of kids out for McDonald's or Pizza, add drinks etc, you could have cooked two or three nutritious meals at home....obviously that takes effort, which is the main reason people fill themselves and their kids up with junk.

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 It's disturbing, to be honest.  If all you feed your kids on is junk, you should be prosecuted for abuse.

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 It is abuse imo...we have a family iliving on our road. For years, every weekend or holiday, off the mother and daughter  drive (in pj's and slippers) to the nearest McDonalds, where the mother buys breakfast for them....the kid has often eaten hers in the garden, then she lets the wrappers blow over everyone elses gardens.

She is about 14 now, and must weigh about 16 stone...it's sad.

Oddly her mother, all fake tan and trout pout, is not overweight.

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 Parents should be fined for this.  Cook a proper meal.  I bet the mum's fat too.

Syl wrote:

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Nope...the mum is not overweight...I already said that.

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 Oops 

My dad was going his dinger yesterday about obesity.

He did have a point...

A woman several houses down gets her grass cut and her garden tidied up because she's morbidly obese.

She's only in her early thirties and also gets her bins put out.

My dad ranted that he's nearly 82 and "Fucked with arthritis" his words and he gets no assistance at all.

She won't make old bones that woman if she doesn't do something about her weight soon.

Vita wrote:

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My dad was going his dinger yesterday about obesity.

He did have a point...

A woman several houses down gets her grass cut and her garden tidied up because she's morbidly obese.

She's only in her early thirties and also gets her bins put out.

My dad ranted that he's nearly 82 and "Fucked with arthritis" his words and he gets no assistance at all.

She won't make old bones that woman if she doesn't do something about her weight soon.

 

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 You're dad is so right V.  These obese people, they're own doing most of the time, get disability also! 🤔

Suggested a video call.

Excuse me but Daisy can't talk so she needs examined, she doesn't need someone staring at her.