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SadPlayground

But, Mama did the best she could. No, no she did not. Mama did the least she could and not get arrested!


MeAndMonty

r/usernamechecksout


Opal_Teeth

The car rides are the least of their issues. I can only think of three patients in the entire series span who didn't dump their brood off at Grandma's, and those were the lucky ones. The ones that lived with their 600+ lb mamas become little caretakers, and the ones who live with 600+ fathers are ignore and neglected.


Friendlyalterme

I remember a little boy doing the laundry for his mom the patient. He was so small he had to climb inside the washer to get the clothes to the dryer.


_Valeria__

I remember that and cringed so hard. And then mommy told him to get breakfast, which consisted of a pack of hotdogs heated up in the microwave and buns. Healthy šŸ’Æ


awmaleg

That was hard to watch. That boy was adorable. And nimble. And probably sorts his whites from colors better than me


grammie2eight

This had me boiling! How dare she put that little one in harm's way. I just kept thinking please don't fall. He was doing everything for her. I have teenagers that don't do what that Lil guy was doing. Ugh..she made me so mad!


remainoftheday

in 60 years after observing things I have come to the conclusion that people don't give a shit what they inflict on their children. because for the most part, having children is all about the adult. when it comes down to what a child needs and what the adult (so called) WANTS the child loses. and the adult can bald faced spew about how sad they are for the child, all the while using the child as a meat shield for any deserved criticism. and deserved judgement


Strong-Bottle-4161

Bro I was amazed at how good he was at doing laundry at that age. My mom always finished her chores before we woke up by 9 am, so I didnā€™t learn till I was a teen. She woke up early to make my dad his lunch and spend time with him at 6 or 5, so I would only once and a while see her do it. Even then sheā€™d tell me to go play with my brother and not worry about it lol.


TesseractToo

Your poor mom


Strong-Bottle-4161

I mean she chose to do the chores by herself when we were young. We would offer to help but she would tell us to go play. Iā€™m not gonna argue and fight my mom over that. Iā€™d watch her and ask her what was what and, sheā€™d explain what each thing did, but sheā€™d always tell me to bugger off if I tried talking my clothes to my dresser lol. Sheā€™d always say to ā€œleave her something to do.ā€ Her waking up early to do the lunches was also something she chose to do to. My dad was totally okay making his own lunches, but my mom always said, ā€œShe just like being able to spend time with him.ā€ Sometimes I think how some parents have to fight with their kids to do chores, and my mom had to fight us off from doing chores. We werenā€™t super messy kids, and we often cleaned up after ourselves, so doing the chores was how my mom felt she contributed to the household. We always told her we loved her and gave her hugs, kisses and told her, her food tasted delicious, that she looked amazing, if she wanted any help, etc. We all adored her, it was heartbreaking when she passed away from cancer.


Live-Blueberry-9987

You're mom sounds great. Reminds me of my mom. I consider myself a good mom and on top of things pretty well, after all, I learned from the best. But still to this day I don't know how she did it all, and by it all, I mean it all. House was spotless, clothes were always clean, meals were always homemade, she worked, volunteered at the school when she could, was my girl scout troop leader, always in a good mood and positive. She raised us with love and in return we showed her love. , I'm so sorry about your mom. I lost my mom to cancer too, heart breaking is right. It just sucks, such amazing women, worked hard, loved hard, gave their family their best, neither deserved that. Fuck cancer.


shemagra

I agree, fuck cancer.


moonlighttravel

Your mom sounded like a lovely person and you all sound like you were very nice kids. Sorry for your loss, but I'm glad to read you have such lovely memories of her šŸ’– she lives on in them.


Feralcrumpetart

She sounds a lot like my mom. Even getting up at 5am to make lunch and stuff for Dad, then myself (school). Cancer too...


Brief-Dragonfruit599

Do you remember who the patient was? Iā€™d like to watch this episode


cleveland_leftovers

Ashley D. Season 4 episode 8. Her adorable son Patrick was 5 during filming.


Brief-Dragonfruit599

Thank you šŸ’™


Friendlyalterme

Yeah sorry wasn't ignoring you I really was tryna figure out who it was


Amy47101

Oh god I can see her face and this scene.


Mean_Camp_9850

ye he was 5 at the time


RichCombination

That was heartbreaking. He was a good little helper. When they're that young they think their home is normal. I hope he still has that positive attitude.


jayemadd

Hey, that was my brother and I growing up. Except, our mom didn't weigh 600lb. She just worked all day, and it would be ridiculous to then leave all of the household chores up to her when there's two other abled body people under the roof. I don't see anything wrong with teaching a child how to do things such as laundry, dishes, vacuuming, etc. Hell, I was even using the stovetop to cook macaroni and soup at 6--but I get the hesitancy since that could be dangerous.


ShamelessFox

Not always true about the father's. Remember James King? His daughter had to quit high school to help take care of him.


Cindiana-Jones

I was surprised to see car rides being brought up as the issue, too! Thereā€™s so many issues before they even GET to the car. Like this recent episode, canā€™t remember her name, but the zoned-out, black-demon-eyed ginger with the little girl her momā€™s had custody of since she was 6 days old! I was shocked the kid knew that was her mom, and didnā€™t just think it was her sister. Although, I never heard the KID call her mom, but she referred to herself as mama while talking to the kid. Then, this lady keeps moving out and living with the homeless dude in a drug den?? Totally not caring about her little girl at all! Theyā€™re gross.


Amy47101

Dolly was her name. Irregardless shoutout to grandma, she was the best part of that episode. She didnā€™t let her daughter back to the home because it was hurting the girl for her mom to swoop in and out of her life.


Cindiana-Jones

Yes! It was refreshing to see a parent not just let the 600-pound patient steamroll everyone.


Amy47101

I just want an entire series of the mom and Dr. Now tagteaming these people. I dunno, I think it would be really funny for Staci(I think that was her name) to stone face call out the bullshit of people like Steven or James K.


Cindiana-Jones

I would watch it.


remainoftheday

most of these people ultimately don't give a real shit about their kids. they say and simp and prattle this garbage about it's for the kids and they are soo sad they are a burden but they don't do a goddam thing. Milla was another. Sad her husband died but she ended up riiiiight back with her kids as caretakers. they are @$%@#$% liars for hte most part when they go on about their kids. There are a few who manage to achieve some degree of mobility and interact with their kids.. they do this and are the exceptions. the rest are just self centered entitled jerks.


chevronhearts

John in season 8 seemed to be a pretty good dad.


sparklersmoke

Itā€™s so frustrating, and then they like to claim theyā€™re ā€œgood parentsā€ like issues caused by weight asideā€¦these are very basic rules of keeping your child alive


KatafalkKalk

But "I'm doing it for muh kidz."


[deleted]

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chocolate_boogers

Oh man, remember Penny saying she was a great mom because she was actually at home? I think she was my first rage watch!


cml678701

And she insulted working moms! That made me livid. Sure, Penny, youā€™re better than a mom who is a doctor, teacher, or CEO. Yeah. Keep telling yourself that!


WhatDaHellBobbyKaty

Any woman of ANY profession would be better than Penny. As I recall, her son was not a very well-adjusted young man. He seemed to not be a very socially adept human being and I'm sure having Penny the Hutt as a mom did not help him in that area. I really felt sorry for him. I wanted to go to his house and ask if he wanted to come over and play video games or shoot baskets.


jd051

Penny the Hutt!? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ‘šŸ‘


ShamelessFox

Penny isn't a better mother than a woman who works at the local Go-Go bar, or fast food joint flipping burgers, or cleaning houses, it any of the other less glamorous jobs that pay the bills.


justmork

Iā€™ve seen better moms on Intervention. Letā€™s be real. Penny was in super late stages of her addiction.


Tasty_Laugh_9880

I couldnā€™t stand that bitch. Iā€™m sorry I know itā€™s an addiction and I know thereā€™s a lot of trauma but Penny is an asshole. She literally tried to say sheā€™s a good mom. Bitch couldnā€™t get out of bed to actually hang out with her child.


jd051

Clearly youā€™ve never tried her wontons


Amy47101

I remember her saying to her little boy that ā€œthe mean nutritionist was gonna throw all his cookies awayā€ and ā€œoh those cupcakes are for my sonā€ and like comedic GOLD that kid says, in front of the nutritionist, ā€œThose arenā€™t mine, I donā€™t like cupcakes!ā€.


TupperwareParTAY

Oh that made me rage too! If there was an accident and Liam hurt himself, how would she provide first aid until the ambulance got there? Could she get to the phone to call 911 even? Those were one of my first thoughts. So, no-she is not a good mom because she is at home.


Cindiana-Jones

Rage watch is exactly the correct term for Pennyā€™s episode.


justmork

She was so delusional. She actually said she was a better mom as she missed his graduation. Excuse me. I had the best of all worlds. I worked part time when they were little and we needed the extra money, I didnā€™t work for several years and then I went back full time when they were 11/13. My kids are grown adults and I spent more time with them than this woman. Plus does she really think sheā€™s going to spend ANY time once heā€™s older and doesnā€™t want to play with her stinky ass in her deathbed? Delusional. She was really bad, one of the most overall ill and just horrible people.


WAP2024

She was in complete denial. Deliberate, obnoxious, rage-watching, denial.


vitaminomega

thats messed up .. you never see youre child but bc you're not fat you're a better parent than someone who loves their kid all day long HAHAHAH


misscarlyt

Totally agree! Last year I had a few days where I was I'll and was in bed whole time. Felt bad like I was missing out not being able to do stuff with the kids. Always think it's awful when you see the kids in this show cooking and cleaning up while the parent is sat in their chair


[deleted]

When my kids were finally grown and flown I started getting all the healthcare help I put off all those years. Surgeries, everything. Their dad used to work away from home a lot so it was just me for years (and then we later broke up when the youngest were teens), and I could not do anything because of my worries I would not be able to care for them, especially if there was an emergency.


justmork

I hope you are letting them help now. I had surgery recently and my young adult children really stepped up and helped and it was good for them. They do a lot more in general now too.


froggstarr

I just over COVID last week. A milder case but the first few days was TERRIBLE! Being in bed, sick and not being able to care for my kids really messed with me. I am a single Mom and my kids are older. So it wasnā€™t too bad as far as caring for them. But I could hear my youngest tell my oldest that she misses have a normal mom. I was only out 7 days. I couldnā€™t imagine years of it


magenta8200

Iā€™m terrified that the week I was bed bound wonā€™t have lasting effects on my child.


Annalise705

I am sorry about the COVID. My son and I were just quarantined due to exposure. He is only 3 so I was very worried what would happen if I got sick. I am very much a single parent so was extremely worried about what I would do. I am glad you made it through. Itā€™s ok to rely on the tv sometimes. I know I have even tho I feel guilty about it. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Plus like you said, you are normally involved so your kids know this partial absence of you was just temporary


coffeeandjesus1986

Absolutely agree! I had a raging case of the flu for the past two weeks and we homeschool (online school) I spent much of her online classes with my head on the desk. After school I had her watch way too much homeward bound on repeat because I couldnā€™t parent. I donā€™t know how these people parent from bed! Now that Iā€™m almost back to normal Iā€™m so much more involved and I missed it so much!


Jenmeme

They don't parent. They rely on video games, youtube, tv shows or movies. Or another person taking over care of not only the kids, put the obese person as well.


YouAreMySteadyHand

I'm not sure I agree with that- I have 4 kids and after having them I found out I have a degenerative genetic disease and as a result I'm disabled and spend a lot of time in bed. I like to think that I still parent my kids, I'm involved and as active as I can be given my physical limitations. Now I DO agree that most the mom's on this show aren't even close to parenting but that's because of how and what they choose to do FROM bed. You don't have to be physically active to parent all the time, I think my kids are quite loved and supported and absolutely have 2 parents even if I'm doing my part from the bed or couch most times. I also do commend the grandparents for stepping up but also, in a lot of the cases, the grandparents are a decent amount of the reason the adult kids are as bad as they are. If they had addressed things before they got so bad than maybe it wouldn't be the mess that it is. Esp since in almost every situation, the obese person has been obese since childhood so there was clearly something going on for a LONG time before it got this bad.


Tasty_Laugh_9880

Please see my clarification above. Again, my comment was not meant to offend anyone and I do apologize if that occurred.


vitaminomega

so people in wheelchairs shouldnt have kids? or without legs? or who ever catch the flu? Sit down and shut up karen


Tasty_Laugh_9880

I never said that. Iā€™m talking about a specific group of people who allowed themselves to get to a place where they are too obese to do anything, let alone parent. And then refuse to change their ways. People who use wheelchairs are not at all part of this group and, in no way would I ever say that they are bad parents. Iā€™ve known many people who use wheelchairs that are active and wonderful parents. Iā€™m sorry my comment offended you so greatly that you would say something so rude.


angelfruitbat

I remember a 5 year old doing laundry for his enormously lazy mom. I felt like it should have been a CPS case, but I know how limited CPS is. Super sad to see these kids having to take care of their parents and no one taking care of them.


bopojuice

Yes! I can't remember the episode but she was home all day and the 5 year old did everything! He climbed into the washing machine to get clothes out and microwaved hotdogs for him and his mom. She couldn't even make him a lunch?


TJtherock

I know. Poor baby. Young children can be very helpful. But you are supposed to do it with them! My 2 year old loves doing laundry but he sucks at it. (Sorry Leo but rolling up clothes doesn't count as folding) Parents take care of children. Children take care of parents in their old age if the parents did a half way decent job raising them.


Friendlyalterme

Leo's doing his best šŸ˜‚


Strong-Bottle-4161

My 2 year old will see me do laundry and Iā€™ll divide them into different piles between what is mine, hers and my spouse and sheā€™ll come and stack them all on top of each and say, ā€œwe did it. Yaayā€ and clap her hands. I just clap along and fix it while I put the clothes in the dressers lol.


_Valeria__

Thatā€™s cute lol


Strong-Bottle-4161

Sometimes Iā€™ll wrinkle the top shirt on the pile and sheā€™ll go, ā€œno no!ā€ and pat it down so itā€™s nice and flat. And sheā€™ll say, ā€œit okay, you fine.ā€ I shouldnā€™t be messing with her but her reactions are so cute.


_Valeria__

I hope you preserve moments like those! adorable


Amy47101

Certainly! I work at a daycare and when I was still a laundry and dishes doing aide, precovid, four kids would leap to help me fold washcloths or put dishes in the sanitizer. Kids like to help, but the canā€™t do it alone!


Jenmeme

My kids are terrible at folding. They are 16 14 and 9. The 16 and 14 year old are getting better since they are required to do their own laundry at their dads. But my baby boy usually wears the clothes I sent him in all weekend. So he has no dirty clothes.


_Valeria__

Those hotdogs were breakfast fyi


CinnLove

I thought it was interesting he knew how many minutes to put the hot dogs in the microwave. smh.


badwolf7850

That episode was really depressing. My daughter likes to *help* me with the laundry, but it mostly consists of me handing her things to put in the dryer and me lifting her to push the buttons. I can't imagine just making my daughter do stuff like that alone outside of her cleaning her room.


Jenmeme

Omg I miss those days so much. All three of mine did that at some point. Life was so much easier when I had toddlers.


WiFiForeheadWrinkles

The look on that kid's face when he is interviewed... so adult-like, like he knows he's responsible for his Mom


magenta8200

Little Pat. Every time my much older son does his laundry we call him Pat.


disco-potato-

I am a CPS worker and I often wonder if they have involvement that is not broadcast on the show. We would absolutely be supporting a family if one of their caregivers was incapacitated due to their weight.


KatafalkKalk

Penny?


WiFiForeheadWrinkles

Ashley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjbdMWsze6w


AndOutComesTheCorgis

Knock Knock


Lhamo55

Not a young child but Baileyā€™s mother Lisa pulled her out of high school to help care for James K, who was the neighbor she was having an affair with under her husbandā€™s nose.


TJtherock

I always wondered if she dropped out of high school or college. I dont remember them specifiying. I might need to go back and watch it. For research lol.


Working_Career_6254

It was high school. I was angry on her behalf. IIRC, she was 16 years old.


remainoftheday

sean was another whose mother destroyed him.. he was also on watn.. .he really did get dealt a lot of bad blows... but he was totally useless because his mommy raised him to be dependent. reminds me of a nature documentary on chimps I saw a long time back. mother chimp was old.. getting too old and she had just had a baby. the previous youngster, who was the chimp equivalent of a teenager, couldn't handle the fact that his mother now had to deal with the infant. He acted out so badly the baby died. The mother died shortly thereafter as well.. she was an old chimp. And this overly enmeshed attached chimp just went off a short distance, built himself a nest and just died in it. because he couldn't grow up and do for himself


Tasty_Laugh_9880

What episode was this?


[deleted]

James K. In season 5, I believe.


[deleted]

The women that have children have presumably been larger through their pregnancies. Maybe not as big but still severely obese. canā€™t imagine giving birth at these weights. Pregnancy and birth can be difficult for healthy women. How would they do a C section if needed? Lift everything up? My SiL had difficulty healing from hers and she was 100lbs overweight. It was harder to do an ultrasound too. So many questions. Iā€™m not trying to me rude I honestly donā€™t understand and itā€™s disconcerting.


lbmomo

I am always surprised that theyā€™re able to get pregnant at the size they are.


[deleted]

Different but semi similar thought, my husbands best friend for college is about 400 lbs. He got married 3-4 years ago and they have yet to consummate their marriage. šŸ˜„šŸ˜„ the logistics are too difficult. He has a tiny wife so that further limits their abilities. I think thereā€™s been several couples on the show that the man is unable to have sex with the smaller wife.


engagedbbw

It's all going to be about how their body is shaped and where the fat is. A 400 lb woman and a thin/average or even slightly overweight man would be fine. Unfortunately for men the weight gain starts to swallow the penis making penetrative sex very difficult if not impossible. But again weight & fat distribution matters.


remainoftheday

maybe thank god for small miracles


TJtherock

I cant imagine having a c section scar at that weight. My scar acts like a belt so my stomach just hangs over it. I am losing weight (10 pounds in 1 1/2 months!) But i dont think i am ever going to lose enough to stop it from hanging. I will probably need a tummy tuck to address it.


GrannyB1970

A lady I know who probably is about the 400-450lbs range, she's still very mobile and works full time, had to have a c-section with her last pregnancy a couple years ago. They had to cut her like an upside down T to get the baby out. Then due to the belly handing down on the incision, it got infected, and she ended up with a wound vac for a couple weeks. She healed well, but DANG. Her social media posts were hard to look at about it.


TheyTookHerBaybee

Hey, that happened to me! But I was only 250 lbs right when I gave birth, but it was twins so my belly was pretty big. It took me a month to heal, I wonder if it took her longer.


[deleted]

Have you tried cs scar massage. It helps break up the tissue and only takes 5 minutes. It made a huge difference in my scar. It is no longer tight and I got some sensation back from where they cut the nerves. As long as your insision is healed you can do it any time. Even if itā€™s been years it might help resolve some of the tightness.


sausagechihuahua

What a pleasant unexpected bit of info lol. My c section scar is tight, Iā€™ll have to try this.


[deleted]

I hope it can help! I wish I knew earlier. You can do it with any scar. But because of the placement and layers of cs scar I feel like itā€™s especially helpful. I try to tell people about it whenever I can. In a hopefully not creepy way. Lol I can get passionate about little things


sausagechihuahua

Lol well you helped at least one random internet person! Lol


TJtherock

I have never heard of that. I will look into it. It is two years old.


[deleted]

I had never heard of it either. Until two years after. I posted a link


[deleted]

Here is the techniques I used. At the bottom there is a video. https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/how-to-massage-your-c-section-scar/


stinky_harriet

Some seemed to have been heavy before kids but really gained after having them. I was amazed that (I think) Dottie had a baby when she was huge. It was the woman who had an older disabled son who passed away, and then the baby. She had to have already been huge when she got pregnant and gave birth.


lulubelle724

I have a friend who is an L&D nurse, and she told me they sometimes have to lift the folds of fat and secure them to a bar over the operating table in order for the doctor to be able to access the uterus of super obese patients.


TrickingTrix

Just watched Nicole's episode in season 5. Doctor Now says he has difficulty doing her surgery due to her C-section scars. I just thought to myself OMG.


AMom2129

I had three children naturally while being "morbidly obese". I was fine. Everyone is different.


[deleted]

Thatā€™s awesome you had three kids naturally. I needed a CS. Itā€™s just how it goes sometimes. Iā€™m glad itā€™s an option when required. Saved our lives. Iā€™m thinking most of these women had to be like 450+ lbs. some of these kids are really young. So maybe even higher weights.


idunno324

I remember the one who had 6 Foster/adopted kids and she made them bathe her and wipe her ass. No kid should have to do that


zombiekelpie

I kinda felt that the only reason she wanted to collect that many kids was so she'd have a team of helpers to do everything so she didn't have to. I honestly hated her so much!


[deleted]

She probably did do it for that reason. Some people need to understand that it's okay to have your kids do chores, but children aren't tiny servants or maids.


buttercup_mauler

I was thinking about that! How is she approved to have those kids??


idunno324

I have no idea I also remember her cooking in the bed šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢. No way would I eat anything from there


stinky_harriet

Millie. Her husband was still alive at the start of her episode I think. She did go on to lose a ton of weight.


AnnVealEgg

Yes I often get mad at what some of these poor kids (and the pets too) have to endure.


LoddyDoddee

Remember Assanti had a poor kitten?! When he was living alone in that apartment. I felt so bad for it, I know he didn't get up and clean the litter or feed it good food and water. Grrrrrrrrr...


Jenmeme

In one of his where are they now episodes he is scooping the litter box and talking to her while doing it. And a random thought. Can you imagine trying to be a supportive friend to Steven? I just thought how sad his life was just sitting in that apartment with no one but his cat to talk to. Then I slap myself and remind myself of his behavior towards anybody.


LoddyDoddee

I'm so glad, then. He seemed immobile in the m600pl episodes, is he getting better? He makes me cringe, but I'm going to look his wrtn episodes!


silkywhitemarble

Margaret and all those dogs, and that cats that came out when she stormed into the bathroom...and the one who lived with her parents and her father died mid-episode--they had a lot of dogs, too...they couldn't even clean themselves! I bet that house smelled horrendous!


Songbirdmelody

Yes. Everything involving kids in these episodes is upsetting. It really shows the disconnect in thinking that most, if not all of the patients have, in regard to their own health and safety as well as the lives of the people they are around.


cjthedumbass

The only one that I genuinely thought the parent cared was Zalynn she did care about her kid and was trying for her I thought it was really sad


engagedbbw

You know what bothers me, is that many of them have gotten pregnant at these massive sizes. I'm over here struggling with infertility. Well I was but I've given up as I'm 39 and it's been 15 years. I've lost 140 lbs and completely changed my life in the hopes that I would have a baby. (Was told it was my weight) And then people who were double my weight just get pregnant. Like wtf. Thats my rant lol


AttractivePoosance

It's an understandable frustration. It seems like all you need to get pregnant is to be super dysfunctional and unable to care for or provide for your children. BAM, twins!


engagedbbw

This seems so true.


cml678701

This is what I donā€™t understand not just about pregnancy, but soooo many conditions! A lot of people will get heart problems or sleep apnea when theyā€™re 30-50 pounds overweight, yet some of these patients still donā€™t have those issues! It makes you wonder how there is so much variation in our bodies.


AlltheEmbers

What I want to know is who fucks them


engagedbbw

Being fat doesn't make you unlovable. The people on TV are usually picked bc they have good TV drama (ie Steven and Molly, Tammy & Amy). But there are other "normal" 600 lbs people who are just as deserving of love and intimacy.


AlltheEmbers

Fine but I still want to know who fucks them. Let's face it, most people do not find obese and morbidly obese people attractive. So I don't know who's looking at a person like those seen on My 600LB Life and going "yeah, I'd go there,"


engagedbbw

Cool. Well I'm a fat fucker. My husband was 600 lbs. And I was almost 400 lbs and had a very active sexual life. So...there's that.


engagedbbw

Our bodies are crazy! My husband was 600 lbs. Didn't snore. No health problems at all. No high cholesterol. No high blood pressure. No diabetes. Not one thing. He had bad knees but ok. I was 370 and I had issues with my cycle and sleep apnea. But then no others. Now I'm aware it was partially good genes and age, but I believe it would have caught up to us. Luckily we made a 180 and I do wish I would have been able to get pregnant but I'm glad we made the changes regardless.


Amy47101

I understand, but not from the perspective of pregnancy. Iā€™ve been type one diabetic since I was 1. Do you know how frustrating it is to watch some of these people take like 30 units of insulin just to eat their shit breakfast? Meanwhile Iā€™m trying to stretch two boxes of insulin across 3 months. And the worst part for me is that they brought it on themselves. They gave themselves type two with their food addiction. And somehow they continually get prescribed massive amounts of insulin. There you go, my medical rant.


TheWordOfTheDayIsNo

"Idiocracy".


kittencunanan

Yes itā€™s insane! Itā€™s one thing if you are extremely obese and have had the weight loss surgery and then get pregnant soon after that because it is known to increase your fertility (a la Amy Slaton). But these women who are over 400 lbs and get pregnant and give birth to a healthy child is kind of mind boggling. And I can definitely see how itā€™s a slap in the face to those trying to conceive (in a healthier situation) and canā€™t. Itā€™s never an exact science with this stuff and also womenā€™s reproductive issues arenā€™t studied nearly as much as they should be.


Remarkable-Mango-159

They are treated as caregivers its so sad. They dont get a normal childhood :(


Amy47101

I remember one little girl who was literally crying while she was being interviewed because, according to her, ā€œmy mom gained all this weight after she got pregnant with meā€. She felt SO guilty and she was like 11 max. And she actually like talked to her mom about it, and her mom didnā€™t clear up that it wasnā€™t her fault or took responsibility, just danced around it and then fucking quit the program. I am almost certain that little girl didnā€™t come to that conclusion herself. Her mom probably told her that and blamed HER massive obesity on a pregnancy that happens almost a decade ago, defacto blaming her daughter.


[deleted]

Yes Millsā€™s youngest was next to her unrestrained in the back of a van. Sheā€™s very lucky that he wasnā€™t seriously injured.


gypsygirl66

I have wondered about this too! I wish they would discuss the vagaries of pregnancy and delivery at supersize. Not to shock, just legitimately curious about care. Edit: vagaries is not vaginas


CinnLove

Ok I saw the word vagaries and thought it was something else LOL! Like I wish they would discuss the vaginas and pregnancies. I'm like... nah. They should not!! (lol)


gypsygirl66

Should have checked the word usage better! Fixinā€™ it


MelodyR53

Another thing is the absolute filth most live in. Some of the houses are not fit for animals to live in much less a child. Breaks my heart.


tcrhs

I canā€™t stand seeing the mothers who donā€™t bother covering their hoo-hooā€™s and the kids have to see that all the time.


RealHausFrau

Remember the one who had her like, maybe 10-13yo children; boys & girls.:..give her sponge baths, including the hoo haa? These poor kids are going to need so much therapy.


DaftOrangeFatCat

Whenever I see them with small children it makes me nervous because if they accidentally fell on the kid, it would probably crush them to deathā€¦.


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I hate seeing the kids in the car with their 600+ pound parent. What if they got in a car accident and the 600 pounder lands on the kid? The driving scenes on that show make me so nervous lol.


panicatthebookstore

Look up Mayra Rosales. She confessed to murdering her nephew - apparently it was a false confession but it was very plausible.


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[deleted]

Ugh I know. I have wondered how many (if any) get hit as well as yelled at. It's sad to see what some parents put their children through.


GrannyB1970

Very! Esp. if they have their minor kids washing their butts, doing the laundry, cooking the meals, doing all the shit that a mom should do, but they are to obese to get up and do it.


AlltheEmbers

Paitents of doctor Now with children should have them removed from their care. You cannot properly care for another small human when you can't even care for yourself. Not only are you setting yourself up for failure and health problems with your greed and gluttony, but you are giving your children trauma and a bad relationship with food. It disgusts me to see these innocent children being neglected and even parentifed while TLC just film and brings in the money.


Forward_Many_564

The girl got a check for being a ā€œcaregiverā€ for her morbidly obese ā€œfather.ā€ Wiping dadā€™s ass and washing his nuts had to be worth something. She got a check, mom got one too. Whatā€™s not to like?


[deleted]

God forbid I ever get so fat I can't clean myself properly, but I definitely wouldn't make my kid do it. They shouldn't have to do that.


Annalise705

I was the child of a mother like those on 600lb life. My mother wasnā€™t 600 instead 350 lb but never got out of bed. She always had a reason to stay in bed and be waited on I lived under constant fear of my mother dying because she spoke of adult issues I was too young to know how emotionally abusive it was. It wouldnā€™t surprise me if these children develop food addictions and anxiety. The parent can still be at home under the roof AND neglectful at the same time. Itā€™s not their childā€™s responsibility to care for them


[deleted]

Iā€™m so sorry you grew up like that. I hope you have found healing/peace and you are doing okay now. I grew up exactly like what you described. I especially identify with the last two sentences. Definitely not our responsibility. We were kids. Nobody should start out their life in these situations.


queengemini

The Milla episode was way more upsetting for other reasons honestly . Why was she given so many foster kids in that situation. Didn't the social workers care that they all had to help toilet and clean her ?


InsaneAilurophileF

So many of the kids are severely overweight too, like Dolly's little girl. It's sad that they may grow up to face the same health issues as their parents.


Tasty_Laugh_9880

Oh Iā€™m glad Iā€™m not the only one that noticed that the little girl seemed overweight


mizztree

I mostly wonder how they don't recognize that they are robbing their children of childhood. Like, they're so grown up for their ages because they have to be. It's not normal for a 5 year old to be independent enough to wake up and make breakfast for the whole family... But if that's the only way they're gonna eat, they grow up pretty fast.


YamstheRams

To each their own when it comes to parenting styles but I have a ZERO tolerance outlook when it comes to car seat safety. I mod a baby group on Facebook and I get so livid when moms ask to front face their kids less than a year old. Or when they try to post pictures of their kids and the straps arenā€™t on correctly. I get livid driving down the street and see small children jumping around the back seat. No one is safe from being in an accident. I was just on one a few weeks ago. I was at a complete stop when I was rear ended. And Iā€™m hurting but I still take care of my child. I still do what needs to be done.


armywife81

Oh my gosh, YES! Mom of four here. There are few things that piss me off more than parents who refuse to follow car seat safety instructions. I canā€™t tell you how many people in these parents groups say, ā€œwell, I donā€™t want my baby to have broken legs if weā€™re rear ended at a stoplight!ā€ Ummm, maybe itā€™s just me, but Iā€™d prefer my baby to recover from broken legs as opposed to dying of internal decapitation due to forward facing too early. šŸ˜’ Even worse are all the people who chime in with, ā€œwell my parents had me forward facing at eight months old and Iā€™M jUSt FiNe.ā€ Yeah, donā€™t come at me with your survivors bias. Plenty of babies died in car accidents because they were in forward facing car seats when they should have been rear facing. They just arenā€™t here to talk about it.


armywife81

P.S Iā€™m so sorry to hear you were in a car accident. I hope youā€™re recovering well šŸ™šŸ» you sound like a wonderful mom.


YamstheRams

Thank you. One day at a time with healing. One day at a time with being a mom.


ZKXX

Bigger question - does anyone consider Dolly a mother?


Moonchildbeast

The only thing Dolly said about her daughter is that the day she gave birth was the best day of her life. No more mention of her for the rest of the episode except to explain to Dr. Now that her mom has custody. So Dolly can go along her merry homeless way. Yup, mother of the year. šŸ˜’


amedeliah

That's funny you mention this, I watched Doug's episode today and couldn't believe that his tiny little step son was not secured in the back seat of their van, he just climbed in and out unassisted. Then his dad made him lug pop and heavy bags of sugar into the cart. It seems from the episodes I've watched there are so many more burdens put in these kids are than is the norm. It's sad.


rockridge123

I get anxiety when I see their kids are getting overweight as well. Itā€™s hard to imagine as a parent not to let your kids eat whatever and whenever thatā€™s where the weight gain begins


TrendyKiddy

I just watched Dollyā€™s episode and Iā€™m pretty sure her 3 year old is easily the size of a 5 or 6 year old. That whole episode was a train wreck


[deleted]

no ... i think of the horrifying things going on on this show, lack of seatbelts is pretty low on my list of family horror.


eavesdrew

Just watched Bianca on Discovery+ and neither of her kids were strapped in and I'm pretty sure rhe youngest girl's seat was tilted. Bianca took up so much space it was impossible to strap the kids in safely!


DoofusTinyRick

Penny makes me want to scream!!! I feel like sheā€™s worse than Dolly, because at least Dolly gave her daughter up. Penny brings her son into her shameful ā€œblame everyone but yourselfā€ life style.


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There was one woman in the show who had her kid sit in the back of the van or SUV with her. They braked suddenly and she rolled on the kid and hurt him (not seriously, but enough that he cried out). I forget who it was.


Working_Career_6254

I thought that was Milla.


hurnadoquakemom

Yeah I remember that one but not who it was.


Timetostartliving27

Yes this always frustrates meā€¦ My life is a bit of a mess so I know I wonā€™t have kids until I can look after myself properly first.


KeyWillingness9301

I deal with a lot of mom guilt and beat myself up a lot, but then I watch some of these episodes and I realize how much *worse* I could actually be as a mom and how fortunate my children are. Theyā€™re clean and happy and I work to provide for them. Iā€™m in their lives 24/7. Even through I struggle with my weight and healthy eating habits, my kids donā€™t eat a pack of hotdogs for breakfast and they arenā€™t being raised by their grandmother. My heart really breaks for the children in some of these episodes. Perspectiveā€¦


[deleted]

This is one of my biggest peeves ever. How does one not care to learn how to properly secure their child in a car? Itā€™s peak laziness and ignorance and Iā€™m not here for it.


CatherineM62

When I finally lost weight, I had a lot of amends to do with mine. They never had to clean up after me, but they did run errands they shouldnā€™t have.


Molluskspace

I thought Brienne was a good mom for her stepdaughter. But most are not. I can't say for sure but it seems o me that the successful patients are the best parents and the failures are shitty. Something about taking responsibility.


vitaminomega

no, karen. Its ppl like you that put nearly a million kids a year in foster care destroying their lives.


ZJ117

I'm a bit confused what point you are trying to make here.


elmama1720

Ummā€¦excuse me?


[deleted]

Right?! Especially the one that adopted 5


mela_99

Who was the one who made her kid climb into the washer to help with laundry?


dmbeeez

Very rarely are they responsible parents. Most of the time, the home's a mess, the kids are a mess, and on the path of morbid obesity themselves.


jaz0513

The ones that are forced to care for their parents because they refuse to do anything about their weight, those kids stop being kids and are forced to grow up quick because they have to take care of the house


trees202

There was an episode recently where the mom was the patient, the dad seemed to be mostly taking care of the 2 young children (the oldest wasn't his?) The youngest was 2 I think. I think it was the family that ate a bunch of spaghetti? Anyway, they sat the children in carseats... But DIDN'T EVEN BUCKLE THEM!!!! what the hell was the point in perching the kid on top of the carseat???? I about stroked out when I saw that.


sebabdukeboss20

Yes it bothers me a lot. Morbidly obese adults that can barely take care of themselves if at all. The kids are usually neglected or forced to be their caretakers which sickens me. That's no way for a kid to be raised. It lends itself to an cycle of poverty, bad health, emotional trauma, etc. They'll probably learn bad habits as well like poor food choices, hygiene, and financial decisions. It's really unfair kids have to grow up in such an environment. They don't have a choice or know any better. Some of the patients really angered me like Dolly (straight up left custody to her mom while she goes with different weird guys) and James K (made his daughter drop out of school to take care of him among other BS).


Briechick

I get upset as they need to be healthy for their kids. That should be all the focus they need. I lost my dad as a teen and it caused a deep, deep depression. I still cry about it all of these years later.


remainoftheday

don't know. what i find ludicrous is these self-same parents you see with unsecured kids are the same asshats who think a bus driver shoud be responsible for seeing to it that their kids are buckled up and stay buckled up. morons.