Dear Queenie,
I’m almost 14 years old and I weigh almost 200 pounds and I get bad grades in my gym class and some of the other kids call me “Fatty”.
I want to go on a diet, but my mother won’t let me. She keeps telling me to eat the food she gives me and always makes me finish what’s on my plate, which is always a lot more than I really want.
Queenie, how can I make my mother understand my problem?—Overweight teenager
Dear Teenager,
Someone has to help you convince your mother that you need help. Maybe your teacher or your gym teacher or even the school nurse can talk to her about this.
If that does not help, perhaps when your mother takes you for a check-up your doctor will tell her that you need to lose some weight. If your mother does not take you for regular check-ups, tell her you are feeling ill and ask her to take you to see a doctor, and if she does not do so, tell the school nurse, who surely will call in a doctor and the two of them surely will call your mother.
Hopefully some of these experts can make your mother understand your problem.
