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    Cyclokitty: If I spoke to my mom that way, she'd hand me my ass in a paper bag. What she cooked was what we ate and if you didn't like it, well tough. Fussy child... more »
    green_ipod: I watched the whole episode on tivo (no mocking!) and I have to say that the kid and his parents were really sweet, really smart, and just terribly tr... more »
    southernbitch: my father was anorexic/bulimic in high school due to being a highly competitive wrestler in the 135lb weight. he would tell me all these ridiculous st... more »
    sybann: WTF is up with enabling this shit?! more »
    hortense: Yikes. I'm a bit disappointed in the lack of empathy running through this thread, and I suspect the comments would be quite different if the subject a... more »
    seatangle: i am so shocked at how many ignorant comments this story is getting. i suffer from anorexia (currently in recovery) and i feel a little insulted. no... more »
    DixieCaverns: Um, I'm thinking this isn't actually an eating disorder. OCD maybe, but for an eating disorder to be present, there has to be some degree of body dysm... more »
    VoxPopuli: "We have to throw away a lot of food if I do it wrong." Um, no - you're the mom. He isn't your boss. He may have an eating disorder and a bit of OCD, ... more »
    MR: This dude sounds EXACTLY like my brother. Right down to the extremely dickish and controlling behaviour that stretches way beyond food. I know that he... more »
    ellaesther: Meanwhile, 5 threads away, and entirely different subsection of the Jezebel community is discussing female anorexia with thoughtfulness and concern. A... more »
    LessThanZero: Tough love doesn't necessarily work either. When I began my food insanity in high school, my mom said, "You don't want to eat what I make, you make y... more »
    ellaesther: I am positively stunned by some of the unthinking, unkind responses to this story. Stunned speechless, in fact. I started to respond to some of them, ... more »
    The Queen of No: Hey brat, make your own food. Makes me stabby. more »
    Jihan Forbes: um, why do his parents even indulge him? it's the same old "oh, little timmy MAKES us do xyz and we don't know how to handle it." you're the parent. t... more »
    woobie: What a little snot. If I were his mother, I would tell him to cook and plan his own meals if he so wanted special treatment. more »
  • #annalsofanorexia

    More Males — Young & Old — Falling Victim To Eating Disorders

    Today's episode of Dr. Phil focused on "Body Obsessed Boys," and one 15-year-old, eating-disordered teen male in particular. More »