I grew up at a time when designer jeans were in, and while I was by no means chunky, I remember I could only wear a couple of the brands that were trendy then. It didn't help that my brother inherited the Norwegian tall/blonde/skinny genes and left me the German stout/sturdy genes. My mom said my grandmother talked about her "childbearing" hips. Ironic that my grandmother and I only had one kid each. At this point in my life I've accepted it, but it's hard when my brother still is 6 feet and maybe 160 pounds, and I am definitely not. My kiddo takes after my brother very much so I try not to obsess over what he eats, but I do encourage him to make good food choices. Fortunately he has a very good sense of when he's full so that helps. Raising kids is tough!
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Date: 2010-08-27 02:07 am (UTC)