call me stupid. but everyone has their style of parenting. i think what people are missing is the fact that she's trying to take action. why do you think she's here in the first place?
yeah, it may sound harsh to put her daughter on the treadmill. but she DID state that everyone in the family does it. maybe theres a more fun approach. but maybe being serious about it is the way she approaches things...this is a serious issue, and sometimes we cant help but push to get our way to help people.
we're supposed to give advice. not be pointing fingers and shoving words down eachothers throats.
how is calling people names going to help anything?
apperently we're getting no where with this descussion because all we're focused on now is "winning" and "argument" that shouldnt have been an arguement in the first place.
dont deny it..because thats what i see.
i know some of you are truely trying to help. but getting ANGRY at a person, especially not knowing ALL the details first is utterly rediculous. You're stressing yourselves out and those around you.
pleaes take in consideration that she's a worried mom, she was once in a simular predicament. but, she still wants to be helped and get ideas. she maybe "controlling" or seem that way. but no one said she was yelling and screaming at her kids to do this and that.she doesnt seem at all hostle at all. she just wants boundries...and boundries and limitations are good for younger people. yes, thre can be "too much" but honestly she's not taking away her childs life. she didnt say "no friends" or "no shopping" or whatever.
she's not being extreemly cruel...
she's trying to comprimise. "ok, if you use the treadmill, you have privallges."

excuse me for sounding a bit rash. but i'm kind of sick of people going about yelling and pointing fingers at everyone based on a one sided story that didnt show every detail in the messege.

what right do we have to call her a bad mother? how would you feel if you grew up with something you believed was right. and a bunch of people started cursing at you because they believe it to be entirely and utterly wrong. do you like getting hate mail?
someone, please tell me if they do. cuz honestly no one is lifted up from it, or helped by it.

i think we should just drop the conversation, and stick with trying to give more advice then "branding" people with names.

im no mom obviously but im a teen who has an ED...and my parents take away things from me when i skip meals...but it doesn't help...it just makes me mad at them and makes me want to rebel and skip more meals. she needs you to talk to her...and get her help. cuz if you punish her for her ED she just will try to hide it from you. that's what i do (i know its not good and not fair to my parents). just let her talk to you. and discuss her weight issues...discuss why you want her to use the treadmill. and maybe you do the same things you want her to do...that'll show that you're not punishing her just amking her life better. take care!!

What Miranda said. For REAL! Listen to her. Please. I'm begging you. Let your baby girl grow up to be the wonderful woman that she was always supposed to be.

Ok. Here we go I just wanted to remind everyone that when you have an ED it is never about food. That family needs great communication to get to what really is going on with the daughter. If they are going to counseling they need to continue to go. Also it sounds like the mother needs to work on her relationship with her kids.

Hey
You shouldnt be punishing your daughter for having ED.
Thats the worser thing you can do i say as if my parents did it ill feel even worser.You need to talk to her about it not punish her.

*worse* opps.Forgot fullstops to :-(