I wish this news was really a movie because then it would be funny. A South Carolina mother didn't show up for a custody hearing and so the authorities are looking for her and her 555-lb. 14-year-old son. The reason she is in trouble with the law is that his size critically threatens his health.
You can read the breaking news story here.
Somebody suggested they look for them in all-you-can-eat restaurants. But I didn't just type that, did I?
How can you hide a 555-lb kid? How can you fit him in the car?
And I know from personal experience that 14-year-olds can be a bit frustrating. Obstreperous. Difficult. And that's without messing with their food.
I'll resist all the things I want to say, like maybe he ate her.
Goodness, and a guy was prosecuted in Britain for allowing his dog to get obese. It was twice the normal weight for its breed and age. He pleaded in court that "other people had fed his dog" but that was disproved. I guess that the mother won't be able to claim that malicious neighbours made her kid fat. Come to think of it, the kid is more than twice his correct weight, so the dog got off lightly and now the humane society are rehoming him too.
Posted by: White Horse Pilgrim | May 25, 2009 at 05:02 PM