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re: 14 year old son has stopped eating
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:12 pm to Duffnshank
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:12 pm to Duffnshank
The answer is pussy, he realized tubs of goo don’t get teenage pussy
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Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:12 pm to Duffnshank
If possible, since this a potential health issue ,check out his social media pages.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:13 pm to Duffnshank
My 16yo appetite ebbs and flows. Some weeks he can’t get enough and some weeks he barely has an appetite and is full after 2 bites.
I would just try and make sure whatever your kid does eat is clean and healthy. Meats, veggies and white rice.
I would just try and make sure whatever your kid does eat is clean and healthy. Meats, veggies and white rice.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:13 pm to Delacroix22
Hopefully, you've always had a healthy relationship in the past. I learned, a little late, to encourage my kids when they were really young to talk as much as they wanted. And this is a lesson for young parents. Especially when they are very young, let them jabber, other than interrupting others, let them talk. I don't know how many times my wife and I fell asleep with our youngest daughter talking to us while she was jabbering at the foot of the bed. I'd wake up later and carry her to her bed. Boys are different though. Hopefully, he has close friends that you know well. Have his closest friend over for lunch and whatever. Listen for clues. If something is bothering your boy that much, its bothering his best friend also...something will be said sooner or later that will give you a clue. Its probably something that embarrassed him immensely. Or it could be nothing.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:14 pm to Duffnshank
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He has always been a big eater, he used to be overweight for his age. Now, at 14, won’t eat shite.
100% social. He is either getting bullied or there is a girl he likes. Take him to some MMA classes and he will work up an appetite. Plus he will be able to solve any bullying problem on his own and he will get in shape which will help with his girl situation.
Here is another thought. Maybe he discovered porn and fapping and is too busy to eat.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:14 pm to Duffnshank
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he’s about 5’7
poor guy
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:14 pm to Duffnshank
If he is only down 10 pounds in "a couple" of months he is eating. He may not be eating where you see him, but in anywhere near 2 months a kid not eating would be down a hell of a lot more than 10 pounds.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:15 pm to Duffnshank
Bring him to see an eating disorder specialist
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:17 pm to Duffnshank
He’s vaping
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:18 pm to Duffnshank
Parenting is easy, the OT assures us . A normal baw should be able to figure it out. And then real life happens and you realize how much is beyond your control.
Do your best, baw. Get him help and love him.
Do your best, baw. Get him help and love him.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:18 pm to Duffnshank
You're gonna have to sit him down and break the ice. Reassure him that the convo will go no further than the two of you.
As has already been suggested, somebody or some heavy issue has deeply disturbed him.
How well do you know his group of intimate friends (and "acquaintances"?)
As has already been suggested, somebody or some heavy issue has deeply disturbed him.
How well do you know his group of intimate friends (and "acquaintances"?)
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:34 pm to Duffnshank
My son did the same thing when he was 12. He was a happy, funny kid who had lots of friends but he was the chubby one. We went to the beach and he met up with his friends and some girls. When he came back to the condo one evening he did not want to eat. He wouldn’t say what was wrong but it was obvious somebody made fun of him and he took it hard. When we got home he would not eat. He started to exercise but was much more withdrawn. He lost the weight but was troubled. The funny happy kid was gone. Wife wanted him to see a therapist. I was against it but she won out. Glad she did, it helped him a lot. He now is physically and mentally healthy.
Frankly it sucked when it happened but life ain’t fair and he will be a better man for having gone through it.
Frankly it sucked when it happened but life ain’t fair and he will be a better man for having gone through it.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:35 pm to Duffnshank
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Has lost probably 10lbs in a couple months.
Maybe he’s just watching what’s he eats. 10 lbs in 2 months is not a lot of weight.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:37 pm to Duffnshank
Get him to child psychologist
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:40 pm to Duffnshank
Does he have a bad tooth and maybe isn't telling you?
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:41 pm to Duffnshank
Could be age and overall hormone swings. This same thing happened to myself when I was 14–15. Started right at the end of my freshman year of high school. Didn’t feel well for a week or two, with abdominal pains and nausea. Pretty much quit eating. The symptoms went away other than my appetite loss, just wasn’t hungry for the the longest time and got full quickly. My parents brought me to doctor, had work ups but never an answer. I started my freshman year at around 185 and started sophomore around 145 with my appetite back.
Obviously, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and if it’s been that drastic of a change, I would leave no stone unturned either. Make sure he’s mentally in a good place, ask him about any symptoms, etc. Just don’t want you to think that it’s definitely something bad.
Obviously, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and if it’s been that drastic of a change, I would leave no stone unturned either. Make sure he’s mentally in a good place, ask him about any symptoms, etc. Just don’t want you to think that it’s definitely something bad.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:41 pm to auggie
I agree with the others. Gym and gain confidence.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:42 pm to TutHillTiger
Good suggestion. You know every school has a school psychologist assigned to them. They have a degree thats between a masters and phd. A specialist degree. Some of them are really good. See if its something that can be arranged for your child in this situation. It will save you money and maybe a lot of time. And don't get "counselor and school psychologist confused", they are not the same.
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Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:47 pm to Duffnshank
He’ll eventually get hungry. Our bodies have a weird way of keeping us alive involuntarily
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