You know, I would miss so much going on in the world if I did not do what I do for a living and spend my time scanning articles and RSS feeds. This is probably just me, but this just about made me spit coffee across the desk this morning:
From the South Bend Tribune:

Dear Chris,

I have a friend who’s afraid her 7-month-old baby girl is going to get too chubby. To me, the baby looks healthy, if not slightly skinny. Now that the baby is starting to crawl, my friend is pushing her to crawl all the time to get more exercise. I don’t think she’s keeping the baby from eating or would ever do that. My friend is very concerned with appearances and already hopes her daughter will be in beauty pageants like she was. I’m afraid that my friend’s attitude toward body image will later cause an eating disorder in her daughter. Is there anything I can do or say that might help without offending her?

Exercising Caution

Dear Caution,

As glittery grim as this baby’s future looks, there’s not much you can say that will help without offending. The next time you see your friend, you could say something like “Wow, Jon Benet is getting so much cuter now that she’s gaining a little weight.”

Ha! I guess she is. Poor little Jon Benet. Makes me mighty glad my kids aren’t ever going to have to deal with that end of the weight problem spectrum. That is the dangerous end, IMO.