Pick Me Up! Special

Your dilemmas

Should I risk hurting her feelings?

My daughter is 35 and she’s very overweight. I want to say something to her about it as I’m concerned about her health, but my friends say I’ll hurt her feelings and she’s an adult. Should I just leave it until she comes to me? Paula, Surrey

YES

 Pick Me Up! reader Stacey from Blackpool says:

Your daughter’s weight is none of your concern, and you should love her regardless. She’s an adult and it’s probably something she’s very conscious of anyway. She doesn’t need her mum bringing her down even more. If and when

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