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Kristen Lindner · Veteran Member

Trick or... Letter?

MrsCavalluzzi · Guru

A Fargo, N.D., woman says she will give trick-or-treaters that she deems "moderately obese" a letter instead of candy this Halloween.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/30/obese-halloween-letter/3312537/

Is she taking an important stand in favor of children's health or is she just a meangirl?

Lia_Love522 · Senior Member

I would say she's taking an important stand except her message that is in the letter is just down right nasty and mean, she took a good notion and turned it into insincere bullying...

SpaceNate · Veteran Member

I feel she does care about the health of the overweight children, but in this situation this holiday is for fun and candy. She should become a spokesperson for better health if she truly wants to change something such as this.

Dane Ransom · Veteran Member

She is trying to help these children, but her method is just mean

Teddy Bear · Veteran Member

i understand what she is trying to do, but i think she i handling the situation the wrong way.

Riley Harris · Veteran Member

I think it's good she is trying to help the "obese" children, but you can do it other ways than giving out a nasty letter.

SassySmith · Veteran Member

I think it is a little bit of both, in a sad way it is funny to me that fat kids are going trick-or-treating to get candy and get more fat.

kevinNguyen · Veteran Member

i feel that the women is just trying to help these children but she is doin git in a way that can emotionally damage them and may even cause them to commit suicide

Zoe Kline-Koenig · Senior Member

The way this woman has gone about preaching her message of healthy eating in just plain mean. If she wants to promote health she should just hand out apple or nothing at all. Imagine a little kid going trick or treating and all his friends get candy except him because he's a little chubby. How sad!

sheilasey · Senior Member

I think the woman has good intentions but her message can be conceived as extremely harsh, especially since her message is directed toward children. Maybe instead of emotionally degrading these children she could simply hand out healthier snacks herself.

DyllanS · Senior Member

She could just hand out candy corn instead, it's a vegetable right?

PostmanPat · Veteran Member

DyllanS wrote:
She could just hand out candy corn instead, it's a vegetable right?

Pizza is a vegetable.

Partysquid · Senior Member

Let's not forget that children's metabolisms at this point are already absolutely ridiculous. She should pick up a book before she hands out mean letters full of false information that looks like it makes sense.

Zachattack · Veteran Member

this is just not a good idea... this will hurt the kids more than help them

Mary Sanchez · Veteran Member

I think she means well but handing out letters would not be a good idea. Kids should be having fun on halloween and i think these letters will just hurt their feelings. If she really does care about the health of these children then she should just hand out healthy snacks instead.

Zachattack · Veteran Member

give the kids a healthy snack instead

Zachattack · Veteran Member

Obesity is a problem in the US

kyliemoore · Veteran Member

i think this is going to hurt the kids now there are way more kids that are bigger thrn what they should be honestly

Olga · Veteran Member

This lady's intentions seem good, but she should do something that's a bit more nice. Instead of singling out the "obese" kids with no candy, she should just give all the kids at her door a healthy treat. That way she could send a message without hurting the kids and insulting their parents.

Zachattack · Veteran Member

i disagree with kylie on this one

Davin Shinedling · Veteran Member

She should have taken a different approach to this and she needs to rethink what she has said and has put out to the public i mean she seems like the mean old lady at the end of everyone neighborhood. Something also tells me she is doing this for attention more then trying to "help" the kids.