August Chat Thread

I like that! Wokr hard, play hard!

How are you staying healthy this weekend??

I changed to a more expensive gym last month as well due to child care issues. My last gym didn't have good hours but it was free. My new place has morning and afternoon hours but I have to pay extra for it. I think it's really worth it, just like you said. Good luck, I hope you love the new gym.

Oh yeah she loves it in there! it's a much better and better plan room than the the play area at the old gym. One thing I was talking about with my DH last night was my worry about our child being teased because of my weight. My mom was always on the heavy side but she wasn't really as big as I got in the past few years. I don't remember kids ever teasing me about it because.... well, my mom was always Home Room mother and PTA president. Anything "fun" that happened at school was because my mom organized it. Everything from school carnivals, cookouts, to dressing up at a witch on Halloween! I think the kids just loved her so much they didn't think about her size. And like I said she was never bigger than a size 12 or 14 when I was little.

However, my best friend growing up had parents that were very obese. In fact her mother died in her early 40's due to obesity. She was teased nonstop about her mother. She was the type of child that was very sensitive and it really hurt her. I think it still hurts her today. Because of that experience I think about it. I know I can't control every single little bratty kid at my child's school but I can control my health and do my best now before she really starts Kindergarten in a few years. Anyone else had this issue as a child or as a parent?