When I woke up this morning, I’d never heard of MeMe Roth. Now, at almost 3 in the afternoon, I feel drained and exhausted, having spent most of my day thinking about her.

The NY Times ran a story about her ongoing squabble with her children’s New York City public school, where other parents often send in cupcakes to celebrate their kids’ birthdays. Wrong, all wrong, feels Roth. Childhood obesity is on the rise, we’re a nation paying way too much for weight-related diseases, blah blah blah.
Yes, I know these are serious problems and we should all Do Something about it. …read more