For context, Americans society does the same with adult women.  Don't coddle their feefees, and you get punished.  If a guy objects to his wife getting fat, he's a misogynist meanie who should be asking about her feelings and what's causing her to eat, and should accept that it's normal for women who are [older/have a kid/insert excuse here] to get fat.  He's supposed to just care about her health and not whether or not she's fat, apparently.