On Wednesday, January 7th, a mom sent a letter to an advice column that appears in our local newspaper, The Napa Valley Register. I believe the column, “Annie’s Mailbox” is syndicated so it’s possible you, too, may have seen it a few weeks ago. In case you didn’t, this is what the “Concerned Mom” wrote:
Dear Annie: My daughter is 9 years old and a little heavy for her age. “Beth” tends to eat too much, but what really worries me is that she hides how much she’s eating and when she’s doing it.
The fact that she feels the need to conceal her eating disturbs me. I am not in a position to taker her to a therapist or anything like that. What are some things I can do to help the situation?
Annie responded:
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In a brief continuance of last week's post, I must share with you an email received from Jen Wolsley, a friend and remarkable young woman. Jen wrote a beautiful poem, "WAIT on WEIGHT" that was recently published on a web site. In her email announcing her poem's publication Jen expressed her hope that, "before long, every woman will want to hop on the scale backwards...and spin their daughters around also..."
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On National Public Radio a few days ago one of their hosts, Will Short, stated his dislike for the concept of New Year's Resolutions. His assertion was that if "resolutions to change" are needed they can be made at any time throughout the year--no need to wait for New Year's Day. I completely agree. I also know that many people do not. Maybe it is a way of hitching our wagons to the traditional New Year's ending of "the old" and "ringing in the new"--of having our dedication to change be "witnessed" in an obscure way by all of those who are also witnessing the start of a new year.
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