S05.E03: Cynthia's Story - Page 3 - My 600-lb Life

I looked into adopting from the foster care system a while back.  These kids she adopted would be in a similar situation.  I believe you can get a stipend to offset care costs if the child is a ward of the state and you legally adopt them?  

Theres more going on here.  Either a) her sister married someone who was EXTREMELY VIOLENT and possibly homicidal or b) the violent person was her brother.  I'm assuming it was her sister's partner.  Most women who pick violent partners were themselves victims of domestic violence growing up, which would mean Cynthia probably had a pretty crappy childhood.

The long-term single, unwilling to date or commit is sort of a red flag too.  I mean, people can be happy that way, but for me and many like me, it's because we have issues relating to sex and intimacy from being abused as children.  It's great that she doesn't want to expose the kids to a steady stream of losers, but she could still manage to date casually and. It introduce the kids until she vetted the person pretty thoroughly.  Single moms do it all the time.

Third- she has a raging addiction.  Most people who wind up with a raging addictive behavior have had some sort of trauma.  I just don't believe someone got to be 600 lbs because they were hungry- okay, maybe it's possible, but I feel certain Dr Now would do testing to rule out underlying medical conditions that could cause such issues.  And if she's always hungry, why not eat some roasted chicken and vegetables?  She's clearly addicted to food- and all the worst kinds.  Has been for a long time.  

The suicide attempt.   No one randomly tries to kill themselves one day when everything is going so well.  

Cynthia could benefit A LOT from therapy.  Even just having a sounding board for her busy life with the kids and working would help, I'm sure.  But if she's unwilling, there's not much else that can be done.

I actually really liked her- bad temper and all.  She did something with her life, she went to work every day, she was committed to helping others both personally and professionally (when do we ever see that on this show) and she seemed to be a caring mom (although that sweet little girl needs to go back to being a child).  Unfortunately for her, until she's willing to face whatever past she has and deal with it, she will likely be exactly the same, or worse, in future update.

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