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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I agree with most of what you said except the calling out the fast food companies - I just don't think it's all their fault...it's the parents fault....the fast food companies are just doing business...trying to make money - it sucks the way they go about it perhaps - but when it comes down to it - it's the poor judgement of the individual that's to blame....

Your thred brought up some great points - the video games/tv...I was in the same boat as you....I remember once I went with my grandpa to get gas in his truck - we were across the street from McDonalds...sooo...I started in wiht th e..."gosh I'm soo hungry grandpa - I need to eat..." and he just kept saying, "your grandma will fix you a sandwich or something when we get home..." to which I replied, "you don't know anything about kids, grandpa." haha...I also always got the response of "have some water or milk." when I complained of being thirsty...

I'm fully aware that some people are beginning not to care - it infuriates me seeing babies with bottles - filled with soda or Kool-aid - what the hell are these parents thinking?? BUT - it's not the fault of Coke or Kool-aid...it's the fault of the parent....

As for the tv and video games...it's a sad sign of our times...but there are still kids in this world who are not obese - who don't watch tv and don't play video games...my nephew and many of his friends are among them..

Yeah, it's not so much the fault of the companies, but if you think about it, if drug companies were selling us a drug that was bad for us, we'd be up in arms...it's kinda the same thing...companies don't have to sell such crappy poison food - but i meant calling them out as in, pointing out the flaws to make everyone aware - If companies are going to sell something, they shouldn't be afraid for people to call what they're selling, a spade, so to speak. I mean, it's not the companies' fault people buy stuff, but i think there is nothing wrong in pointing out what, exactly, these companies are selling...I mean, is pointing out the truth blaming them? maybe, maybe not...
Haha at your childhood, like mine - We were really poor, too. I must have eaten a million apples and carrots in my childhood
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