Originally Posted by shesus

Eight years ago, I taught 3rd grade. It was when Britney Spears was HUGE...like I'm not legal yet huge. My girls and boys were in love with her. Ugh, what a horrid year. Anyway, I had 2 girls who would hide their lunch and lie about eating. They thought they were fat. I had to sit with them at lunch to make them eat. And to eat with them, since I'm skinny myself. They thought that skinny meant no eating or diet pills. In fact one of the girls had gone on-line and bought diet pllls. The parents were very concerned.