Thread: Omg i am such a bad mum :'(

Awww, he looks a lovely lad. You are not at all a bad Mum, and you must stop feeling that way. Kids can be so mean and cruel.

My stepson put on a bit of weight 18 months ago, he had always had a big appetite but was always slim. He has since had a HUGE growth spurt - he is 5 foot 7 and only 11 and a half!! He now needs to put on weight! It's just young bodies storing energy for growing.

awww hun you are in no way a bad mum , we all do the very best we can for our kids and would also take the pain of growing up away if we could be unfortunately its hard !! From the pictures he is certainly not overweight , not even slightly chubby , BMI calculators are a load of rubbish and certainly shouldnt be used for children . I bet it wont be long before he has a growth spurt , as someone said kids seem to grow out then up , my 5 year old has gone trough very chubby stages but at the moment she is lovely and slim ... but still talks about diet , being thinner etc .... its unavoidable today which is really sad , when we were kids we just didnt care !!!
Everyone else has said all there is to say , I am sure he will grow into his weight but if he wants to do something positive then take a look at introducing some healthier choices , brown rice /pasta / bread , sugar free pop etc ..... it doesnt take much at his age to improve your health xxxxx

Aw hunny you are not a bad mum, don't you dare ever think that!!! 8lbs will dissolve in no time if he was to take up a sport or something. From the pic your kids look happy, that is something to be proud of xxx

After speaking to him yesterday he has said he wants to make little changes not eating between meals etc so last night rather than his usual night munchies he had a piece of toast and normal tea he called me into the bathroom this morning and says 'ok mam your right I didn't munch last night I wasn't hungry and I lost 1.5 lb yesterday' so he can see now that little changes make big differences he wants us to go for a walk together today we live but quite a lot of hills so we could be getting plenty of exercise he also wants a new bike as Santa was stupid and got one that was too big for him for Xmas lol so he wants a new one for me to use the big one so we can do that together too! As for me? The binge last night didn't cost me anything on the scales I'm still a pound over due to Friday night but at least I havnt gained after last night so time for me to put my money where my mouth is and show my son that I can control my cravings that way he can too!

Just had a call from the school he didn't take his swimming kit again! Teacher asked why so I've let rip!

Originally Posted by shellreed2011

Just had a call from the school he didn't take his swimming kit again! Teacher asked why so I've let rip!

Poor boy so sorry he feels like that

I gave the teacher a piece of my mind! I told her maybe if she did her job and prevented the children picking on him he would be more inclined to do swimming which will in fact Benifit him in the long run! Poxy school!

Originally Posted by shellreed2011

I gave the teacher a piece of my mind! I told her maybe if she did her job and prevented the children picking on him he would be more inclined to do swimming which will in fact Benifit him in the long run! Poxy school!

Fair play