Ask Amy: Mother wonders if daughter is too happy
According to the CDC: From 1999 through 2018, U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 30.5 percent to 42.4 percent. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7 percent to 9.2 percent.
Yet, despite the risk factors presented by obesity, according to both of these sources, it is possible to be both obese and healthy.
You convey that you would somehow feel better if your daughter felt worse – that you might actually be happier if she was unhappy. She is your daughter. How would her unhappiness serve either of you?
My perspective is that unhappiness does not help a person lose weight; in fact, I believe that the opposite is true. Happiness is overall good for your health.
A person needs to draw on a reserve of strength and self-esteem in order to undertake a health journey.
You are not responsible for your daughter’s mood swings, nor should you let her manipulate you. Encourage her to get regular medical checkups.
Dear Amy: My 25-year-old stepdaughter is an absolute dream. Lovely, smart, and thoughtful. She is working full time at her first professional job.
She has one habit I’m not sure about. When she is upset, she cries so hard that she can become hysterical. She will then seek comfort and, once receiving it, recovers quickly and well.
This is not a frequent occurrence, but I’m wondering if this is how an adult should process her feelings?
– Unsure
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