Parents' Evening I'm a teacher. It was parents' evening tonight - you know, when the parents come in to see how their kids have been doing. I've worked at my current school for 5 years and have done many a parents evening, but I am still shocked by the amount of overweight parents every time.  There were some huge ones tonight. One father was so big that he couldn't sit on the chairs we have. I had to go over to him and his wife to talk about their daughter, as he was sat on the only thing that would support him - a massive bench that the kids sit on at lunch time. Usually the parents come and sit at a table in front of me, but this guy couldn't manage it. His poor daughter looked so embarrassed.  My school is in quite a deprived area. In fact, I'm sure the town was once named as the 'fattest' in Britain. Not sure if it still is but tonight reminded me that it must be a contender. So many fupas. So many elasticated trousers. So many food stains.  Edit: elasticated