Sometimes I hear people blaming the media, the FDA, the schools, the government, the candy companies, the soda companies, and on and on that it is their fault that America is getting fatter and lazier.  It’s the FDA’s fault for letting such fattening and unhealthy foods pile up on our grocery store shelves. It’s the media’s fault for not telling us how terrible this food really is.  It’s the schools faults for selling this junk food to our youth…get the picture?

Well, I’m going to level with you and tell you that this is all 100%, totally, completely, and utterly…

CRAP!!!

I could use other adjectives to describe the excuses we seem to create as a society, but I won’t.  You and I both know that none of these entities are to blame.  You and I both know that it isn’t the government’s, media’s, or candy company’s fault that our kids are getting larger hind ends and even more clogged arteries.  You know who the real culprit is, don’t you?

Even if you don’t really want to face the truth, we all have to.  We all need to redirect who we are pointing our fingers at when it comes to not only childhood obesity, but our own selfish gluttonous ways of living.

The finger needs to be pointed at, you guessed it,

Ourselves!!!

That’s right, each and every one of us is responsible for this epidemic.  Most importantly though, and you may hate me for saying this, but the parents of this country are failing their children. That’s the God’s honest truth, isn’t it?  If parents aren’t keeping an eye on what their children are doing and eating, then who will?  Children don’t know what’s good for them and what isn’t, so we can’t expect them to make the right decisions.

The government doesn’t care about your child’s health, except when it is costing too much for health care.

Teacher’s may be somewhat concerned, but it isn’t their job or position to fix your child’s eating habits.

Candy and soda companies only care about turning a profit, not the health of their consumers (generally speaking).

The media only cares about ratings, not making Junior a better informed and healthy citizen.

Your Doctor will be concerned, but is only there when you take your children in for a check up, so they can’t affect change in your house.

So, if no one else seems to care about your child’s health and the health of our nation, who should?

YOU, THE PARENT NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING!!!

I really don’t mind being blunt and obstinate about this fact.  The sad truth is that we, as a nation, have forgone responsibility for our children’s and our own health.  We have simply stopped caring and stopped nurturing our bodies as they need to be nurtured.

I am going to ask you this though:

At what point will you and others start to take responsibility for your child’s and your health?  Once it’s too late and your both diabetic or have heart attacks?

I truly hope it is sooner than that.  Please believe me when I tell you that you truly need to take responsibility and start now, and everyone is rooting for you!