Little cousin's fat parents are negligent pieces of shit (rant) My cousin (let's call her Sam) is 11 years old, 5 ft tall, and weighs 122 lbs. She looks pudgy and is well on her way to obesity. Her mom is a whale, and Sam's body shape is already almost exactly like her mom's (just smaller). It is revolting and pisses me off to no end. So I decided to step in and spend the weekend teaching my cousin how to make better life decisions. The kid actually wants to try, and there seems to be hope. I've spend hours teaching her what to eat, how much to eat, and when to eat it. I've also set up a reasonable but intense workout schedule for her, and I showed her FPH.  Sam eventually started talking about how her parents, specifically her mother, are going to make this whole process very difficult for her. Her mother doesn't even get off her ass to feed Sam lunch. Sam has been going without lunch for weeks even though their family is financially stable, and when Sam makes herself something to eat, her mom flips her shit. To make up for skipping lunch, Sam's mom forces her to drink sugar-filled chai (which Sam hates) and cookies as a late snack. If Sam doesn't eat it, her mother starts screaming, "I do so much for you. I spent time to make you food, and you're being so ungrateful." I wouldn't have believed this if I didn't know how psycho Sam's mom really is. Then, she overfeeds Sam at dinner to call it a day (breakfast is 2 large onion bagels slathered with butter or extra syrupy waffles-ew). When Sam complains about having too much to eat at dinner, her parents literally smack her and tell her to shut up and be "appreciative."  Sam is nervous that her mom won't let her eat the healthier choices I've laid out for her. For example, I want her to eat a small bowl of berries every morning, and she said her mom won't let her because the berries are only for her mom to eat: "I'm pregnant, so I need the nutrients more" (proceeds to eat all the berries, 2 bagels, butter, cheese, cookies and sugary drinks). She's only freakin 3 months pregnant, and she does nothing to be healthy. Also, if Sam mentions eating a healthier alternative, her father says stuff like "Who do you think you are? Just shut up and eat with the rest of the family." Sam is also to blame for her fatness because she doesn't exercise, and she watches too much TV. However, her parents are shitty people and completely undeserving of being called parents.