Reply To: I'm afraid it will be Popa

A better tactic, if the doctor is concerned about a girl’s weight, would be to ask the mother privately about what she serves her children and make appropriate suggestions based on that information.

Well, what if the mother is also fat? And what if the mother is the doctor? And what if the doctor is also fat? And what if the mother is the doctor is also fat?

See, there are so many situations that could come up. We really shouldn’t make any overly expansive and broad rules for the masses about such a weighty topic.