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Nine-year-old boy "fat-shamed" by Santa Claus
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EuroFoxi
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by Funk You:
“A treadmill for you fatty but I want a Playstation!”

Compromise, get him a Wii Fit. You can only use your console if it's for exercise.
Funk You
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by RobinOfLoxley:
“I thought the Wii was supposed to solve all these problems. Is it no longer wanted?”

He'd probably eat it. Joking aside... I think a lot of the problem with childhood obesity is the rise in computer tech and how many just stay indoors all the time and eat crap. The parents can see where they are and are safe, I guess in this day and age playing in the garden is a big risk what with pedos and child snatchers hiding in the bushes outside everyone's gates 24-7 and yes that is sarcasm. Everyone seems to be scared of everything! kids don't live any more, scraping your knees, falling over, falling out of trees, banging your head on things was part of being a kid a bit of rough and tumble and exploring seems dead these days. If I ever ave kids I'd make sure they would be out in the fresh air not sitting on their arses getting fat eating burgers.
MinnieMinz
08-12-2016
On the one hand, what 9yr old wants to go and see Santa. His mother has made the situation worse for him. Imagine the bullying when he goes to school because she ran to the press. What she should have done is quietly and discreetly told Santa to eff off and shut up and do his job, not upset the kids.
sorcha_healy27
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by Funk You:
“The mother was obviously offended enough to go and whinge about it to the papers and so are many like this in the world that we could do without. Its not news.”

The mother was upset her child was humiliated.

This santa should be named and shamed for people who have children and should have the choice to avoid him like the plague.

Also for the pedant who asked what name he called the kid he didn't but he humiliated him
muggins14
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by MinnieMinz:
“On the one hand, what 9yr old wants to go and see Santa. His mother has made the situation worse for him. Imagine the bullying when he goes to school because she ran to the press. What she should have done is quietly and discreetly told Santa to eff off and shut up and do his job, not upset the kids.”

I agree with you re. the bit in bold. The automatic response shouldn't be to run to the press or social media. She should, as you say, have said something to the Santa.
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A few comments above suggest he's 'done the kid a favour' - how exactly? Do you think he and his Mum have seen the light now that the man said what he said, that they will change his eating habits and he'll be forever thankful that Santa showed him the way?
James Frederick
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by Funk You:
“He'd probably eat it. Joking aside... I think a lot of the problem with childhood obesity is the rise in computer tech and how many just stay indoors all the time and eat crap. The parents can see where they are and are safe, I guess in this day and age playing in the garden is a big risk what with pedos and child snatchers hiding in the bushes outside everyone's gates 24-7 and yes that is sarcasm. Everyone seems to be scared of everything! kids don't live any more, scraping your knees, falling over, falling out of trees, banging your head on things was part of being a kid a bit of rough and tumble and exploring seems dead these days. If I ever ave kids I'd make sure they would be out in the fresh air not sitting on their arses getting fat eating burgers.”

And they may end up resenting you for that.

As a kid I hated to go outside and "play" when I just wanted to sit inside and read a book.

I hated getting dirty never climbed a tree even though we had one in out own back yard.

Sometimes I was forced to go out and it's still something I hold against them.

Never was over weight though in fact just the opposite spent a lot of time at doctors due to been very underweight.
MinnieMinz
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by muggins14:
“I agree with you re. the bit in bold. The automatic response shouldn't be to run to the press or social media. She should, as you say, have said something to the Santa.
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A few comments above suggest he's 'done the kid a favour' - how exactly? Do you think he and his Mum have seen the light now that the man said what he said, that they will change his eating habits and he'll be forever thankful that Santa showed him the way? ”

Those people just like too pee on everyones cornflakes and dismiss them as "snowflakes". I'm sure they believe that makes them look "hard" or "clever" on the internet, It really doesn't
Funk You
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by James Frederick:
“And they may end up resenting you for that.

As a kid I hated to go outside and "play" when I just wanted to sit inside and read a book.

I hated getting dirty never climbed a tree even though we had one in out own back yard.

Sometimes I was forced to go out and it's still something I hold against them.

Never was over weight though in fact just the opposite spent a lot of time at doctors due to been very underweight.”

Its all about balance of being outdoors and in not indoors all the time eating crap food and playing playstation all day. I was a happy kid, I had a playstation (back then it was the original first one) and I also enjoyed playing football with my mates up the rec. I also liked to read too and would sit indoors just like you but I had variation and never really got bored I was always doing something and keeping active.
Funk You
08-12-2016
Originally Posted by sorcha_healy27:
“The mother was upset her child was humiliated.

This santa should be named and shamed for people who have children and should have the choice to avoid him like the plague.

Also for the pedant who asked what name he called the kid he didn't but he humiliated him”

Humiliated? maybe if he was abused in some way verbally where he was sworn at in front of lots of people then yes but just a bit of advice and his mummy goes nuts. Outing the santa guy is also stupidly extreme and quite frankly laughable in my eyes what next? stone him in the high street? public flogging?
Asarualim
09-12-2016
Originally Posted by sorcha_healy27:
“ Also for the pedant who asked what name he called the kid he didn't but he humiliated him”

It was not pedantic at all. People were claiming this fella had called the kid fat when he did nothing of the sort. And the only humilaitation was caused by the mother who told the world about this, as well as the fact her 9 year old son went to see Santa and then practically cried himself to sleep like a little baby.
Ben_Copland
09-12-2016
Haha little fatso wants to grow a pair, so does his fat mother.

Oh.. it's OK, I'm also fat so I can say it.
anne_666
09-12-2016
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anne_666
09-12-2016
Originally Posted by MinnieMinz:
“On the one hand, what 9yr old wants to go and see Santa. His mother has made the situation worse for him. Imagine the bullying when he goes to school because she ran to the press. What she should have done is quietly and discreetly told Santa to eff off and shut up and do his job, not upset the kids.”

I agree, plus she should have complained to his employer and that should have been an end to it.
How dim is she? Attention seeking stupidity and without question it's her son who will suffer most.
sorcha_healy27
09-12-2016
Originally Posted by Funk You:
“Humiliated? maybe if he was abused in some way verbally where he was sworn at in front of lots of people then yes but just a bit of advice and his mummy goes nuts. Outing the santa guy is also stupidly extreme and quite frankly laughable in my eyes what next? stone him in the high street? public flogging?”

I said name him so parents have the choice of not visiting him. Noone deserves to be treated like that when they've paid to visit Santa
Lamin_Ator
09-12-2016
Give him some brandy butter

Dashing through the snow..
on a one...oh he's fallen off.


He's enormous. Why would Santa want that on his lap
Maybe he has a dodgy knee, ever think of that?
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