54" waist school trousers for CHILDREN?! So this is happening now.  54 INCH waist requests for kids who aren't even 12?! The news is now reporting on requests for clothing for children whose waist sizes are four and a half times their age! And that's if we're correct to assume the 54" requests are from kids aged 12. Lets break this down though and imagine that in actual fact the kids are younger than 12. So that means, these 'supersized' children at: Aged 11 have a waist size that is 4.9 times higher than their age. Aged 10 have a waist size that's nearly 5.5 times their age (real amount, 5.4) Aged 9 have a waist size that is 6 times their age. Aged 8 have a waist size that is 6.75 times their age.  Aged 7 have a waist size that is 7.7 times their age. How the fuck do you look at your child, look at how they are struggling with day to day life, can't run or go upstairs without getting out of breathe and just normalise this away? How can a parent look at their rotund child that's bursting out of their clothes, red splotches from high blood pressure (already!) creeping up their face, their child becoming more and more like a flesh coloured beach ball every day and not just stop and think "My child's waist size is more than 4 times their age". How can people do this to their children?? Edit: Formatting