Man, the 2nd kid...like he takes NO responsibility for his health at all. It took a literal health scare to get him to do anything. I'm glad he finally figured it out, but maaaan.

2 Story: Y'all gotta remember he was 15 when this started. Tell me you know of a 15 year old who doesn't have a stick up their ass who knows it all. And if you do, that's because they were forced to grow up faster because of their environment, which most of them realize later in life, and that isn't right. Of course he was kind of narcissistic. He was 15. I was a MASSIVE narcissist when I was 15. I was a very different person a mere 4 years ago. You change a lot, and yea, sometimes it takes a health scare to wake someone up. That's how the world works. What do you think COVID was for a lot of people? His story makes sense. He was young and dumb, grew up, and matured. I'm proud of him for that. Don't know why so many of you are hating on him.

This is the part that the toxic side of the body-positivity activists don’t get into their thick head. Yes you should love yourself in any shape or weight (body standards can be ridiculous and denigrating) but you CANNOT deny facts when it comes to your health. Also.. I suspect the parents right away. Ugh, what toxic family. I’m so happy this little dude learned his lesson and now is on his way to a better life

Well the kid went from being a know-it-all kid with his head up his butt to finally realizing that he had to do something about a situation. At least he changed towards the end.

The second story seems to be getting a lot of hate from people because the kid wasn’t except responsibility, which yes is a major problem, but he also makes it clear in the future that he was in a bad relationship with his parents due to them being off and on parents. I’ve had a couple of friends who had similar situations and it took them several years to get their lives together. Maybe not with the weight thing, but one of my friends almost failed school because of it. Off and on parenting is not helpful to a child going through their toughest years. The child clearly saw this as a spite against him and probably got some bad advice from his friends at school which I think most of us can relate to. Realistically he’s being a dumb 8th/9th grader who thinks he knows more than he does. I think most people have that stage in life where we think we know everything. Rather than be mad at a kid who was being dumb, we should be inspired by a kid who turned his life around for the better. It may have been a hard road for him, but he’s improved his life and that’s what’s really important. I just hope someday he can have a civil relationship with his parents, which again only feels like it’s partially his fault, but majorly neglect on the parents fault.

OP lost weight by himself but his parents refused to talk to them anyway? Bruh, I would be so proud of my son if he lost weight on his own!

That guy grew so much in 2 years. Going from a child saying no to someone who takes responsibility for his actions. He literally got a wake-up call and did what he needed to. It's sad to see his parents neglected him. No child deserves to live like that. As a child your parents are responsible for your eating habits, when you buy your own food it's your own. It may be hard to break those habits, because you've probably been stuck with them for ~18 years. If you're trying to lose weight remember that every single change you make, even a single cookie per week less, is progress. The reason many people fail when they diet is doing everything at once. Try small steps you feel comfortable with. If you know you can't have snacks in the house because they will get eaten, leave them at the store. If you know you're not going to eat those apples, don't buy them either. If walking past snacks in a store is too difficult for you, try doing your groceries online. The items are in sections, and fruit, veggies, meat, dairy, and bread are at the top. If you don't have an online store try asking someone else to go for you or with you. And never ever go without a list, keeping to a list is way easier than looking for things you want to eat, because the lure of delicious easy things are way less tempting when you don't see them.

Story 2: The neglect by the parents by going on trips leaving OP alone for weeks is the root cause of his issues. They forced him to fat camp to 'fix' him yet his weight issues were psychological before they escalated into the physical. I am glad OP is well, that he isn't in contact with those toxic parents and that he is has a good support system. I think this is a good story to remind us that sometimes people being fat is a symptom of something else not just them being lazy. We need to be more compassionate.

The 1st story: I would want to know what the lawsuit record is. someone threatened to sue me for punching her son… We were sparring. I’m a martial arts instructor.

God I relate to the first story Private schools are really a breeding ground of Entitled Karens and their spoiled Hellspawns When I was a neophyte teacher in a private school where rich and snobby kids go to with their entitled parents Parents would always gawk and bs that their crotchspawns is a star , a genius , a gift to mankind that won't lie or do mistakes etc. I've never been happier teaching in public schools sure there are still Entitled parents but at least not as psychotic as the rich ones.

Honestly i am glad the kid in the second story changed his mind over his weight for his own health but also yeah health camps do not do shit and in public schools they cannot legally force you to take medications, and his parents just straight up deciding he doesn't exist anymore after he refused to do as they say kinda left me like???? That's literally the crappiest thing they could do

I wouldn't worry much about these brats because as soon as they're ready for society and they still acting up like this they'll get a reality check very quick when they're find themselves in handcuffs

Here’s the thing about the second story; I used to be forced to exercise every day, for 30 minutes. I hated it cause I have flat feet, and it hurt like hell, and I had an eating disorder for a hot minute, so didn’t help me very much. It led to me getting to 180 pounds, and for a five foot man, it was bad. I hated my body, and i hated the idea of exercise cause it was intrinsically linked with the other trauma i had as a kid. But then I began getting healthier slowly over time, exercising and boxing, things that made me happy, not something someone was forcing me to. I wasn’t shamed for my weight at my new house, and I wanted to lose weight so I could be healthier, and do the things I loved. Plus, I just like boxing. That’s the thing about weight loss; it can’t be something you’re forced into, especially when you’re young, like this guy was. Yeah, he was a know it all, but most folks are at 15, and the fact that those parents are just stonewalling communications with him now… to me that doesn’t feel right. I’m glad OP is doing better, and I hope the relationship with their folks get better, cause while the OP was being obstinate, those parents went about their good intentions in the worst way possible.

When it comes to the second story, I can relate to a degree. I also suffer from weight issues as well. At my heaviest, I was at 375 lbs. Now, I've lost as much as 75 pounds. (There was a point where my weight was at 285 lbs., but I had gained about 15 lbs. later... either it was because of excess water, foostuffs, muscle... or possibly slipping in my dieting. The pandemic has been, and still is, very difficult for anyone who's trying to keep the excess weight off.) Now, the question about OP being the jerk? Well, yes. His issues about his girth isn't an issue of vanity. It's an issue of health. (I can defintely relate as I had sleep apnea due to obesity, even using a CPAP machine for awhile to help me sleep. I don't need the machine anymore now.) Also, the parents were jerks. They were pretty much neglecting their child and only involving themselves few and far between and using unrealistically harsh methods. The "fat camp" may sound like a good idea at that time, but you cannot force someone to lose weight unless the person (OP in this case) wants to lose the weight. Anyway, I'm glad OP in the second story did decide to lose weight for himself and is continuing to improve himself. I hope he keeps up the good work and continue to better himself in the forseeable future.

The 2nd story is super relatable… ouch… my mother was like his parents . I wasn’t even that fat in hindsight, but I was unhealthy still. I didn’t have health issues like that, but she acted like I did. I was depressed and her constant remarks about my size didn’t help. I didn’t start losing weight until I moved out. Then I had to move back in and like magic, the weight came back. Then I moved out again(have stayed gone this time) and the weight dropped off in less than a year. In less than a year, I went from about 300 lbs to 180.

The girl of the first story really was about to ruin someone's life for... getting a time-out at school? Gosh, how can people be like this??

Op#2 Being ok with being overweight doesn’t make it ok. Caring about your body is not shallow. Not being ok with being overweight is NOT shallow. It won’t make a huge difference as a kid… But it definitely will as an adult. Thinking that it’s shallow of people who work hard on their bodies to be proud of what they’ve earned is low level thinking. Your mother did you a disservice letting it get this far. I hope you get healthy because you’re worth the work! You truly are

The second story. It sounds like also a psychological thing as well. Like ya know how people over eat cause X Y or Z? From what it sounds like and I'm not no psychologist here but it sounds like OP, was using a lot of what they were eating as replacement for the parents and didn't realize it.

I am so happy the young man turned his life around and sounds so good. I feel bad about the way his parents left him for weeks and sometimes months alone. That is so wrong. He is definitely doing better and I am proud of him for working so hard.

When I was in childs/youth Psychiatrie I met a few people who also weren't very... Cooperative, to just shove someone into something and telling them to do something will most likely do the opposite. To change something you need to want to change something and as we heard, it can take a near death experience to get that to happen, especially if it's a teenager who's already somewhat rebellious. Honestly at least he did it without harming anyone

I had a boyfriend who had a quadruple bypass at 30 and refused to stop eating junk. I was there for his 4th and I made him meals, tried to set him on the straight and narrow and come to find out he was eating all the fried stuff from the deli he worked at. I had enough. I loved him but I couldn't watch him kill himself anymore. I broke up with him. Not amicably. I hadn't talked to him in years and mutual friend of ours called me a few years ago to tell me he died of a heart attack. At that point, I had moved on and was engaged but it still hit me hard. There were conflicting emotions of I could have helped him and he did this to himself. I still love him to this day. But you can't fix someone who gave up on themselves

For me personally I dont mind being overweight, but it does have its cons. Like being tired quicker, health issues, and a.. certain fun things can't be done as easily.

For the story two OP I can relate to the “it seems like my parents don’t care about my opinion”

He was body positivity up until he had a heart attack at 15.

I'm proud of that OP in the end. He went from "There is NO reason to get healthy!" To "I'm gonna get healthy for myself!"

I relate to that last story, but my issue is I've been bigger my whole life where even with EDs I never lost, but never gained either. I stayed at the same high weight no matter what I ate, if I didn't eat, if I exercised or didn't, etc for 10+ years. The only time I lost weight was over a year when I was turning 18, my parents stopped buying me food saying they couldn't afford it, and so I was only eating once to twice a week by either art commissions or sneaking small amounts of pretzels that were too little to notice go missing. I was also exercising on top of it, but over that whole year or maybe more, with barely eating and exercising I only lost 40lbs, and promptly gained it all back once I moved out and was eating one meal everyday. My new doctor in my new state has concluded me not being able to lose weight is related to some type of MEDICAL CONDITION that currently is unknown due to starving way more than normal was the only way I really lost any weight at all. My parents have shamed me my whole life basically with my mother even commenting things like "you wouldn't even fit smaller than a size 20 or higher" at that time I was a size 14. Parents seem to shame their kids for being heavier even when its entirely out of their kids control, it's awful. Some people *really* cannot control their weight due to medications, or not being on medications, or other undiagnosed problems that they need help with, not shaming, it could even be addiction for all you know, it can be caused by depression, anxiety, etc. You NEVER know! Moral of the story is basically never body shame and never assume a bigger person is just lazy, some of us are trying super hard to lose weight.

Love how this 15 year old can choose weather or not he's doctor misdiagnosed him or not

I was 250lbs by age fourteen myself at a measly 5’2” in height. Losing weight has so many more benefits than just the way people around you perceive you to be. I had so much more energy after the first 100lbs came off. You don’t realize just how much strain your body is under until the burden is lifted and then you start to wonder why you waited so long to feel this good.

*Story 1:* Some children are undisciplined. Just because their parents are wealthy, they seem to think they can get away with anything and not get punished for wrongdoing.

While the parents in the second story behaved awfully, yes, OP definitely was the jerk at first. This is what's wrong with most teenagers nowadays: They know nothing, yet claim to know everything. Anyone with a brain could tell you a 14-year old shouldn't weigh 275 pounds, bu mister know it all here thought he was in a position to refuse his parents' and the camp's attempts to help him. At least he learned from it.

That kid is so unbelievably adamant about sacrificing 5 to 15 years of his life, and his health and just doesn't take any responsibility for himself just vehemently shitting on his parents because they don't want his life to be worse because of his health

I’ve never been so invested in a story as much as the last one

In the 2nd story: This young man was very overweight and he was only 15 years old. I understand that his parents put him in Fat Camp without talking to him first and that they were concerned about his health. He was a narcissist and a know-it-all kid. I feel that you only get a mom and a dad in this lifetime. His parents should've been there for him instead of doing their own thing and not doing things with him to help this young man get the help that he needed. Shame on the parents! I'm glad that he woke up and realized that he made major mistakes about his health. Sleep Apnea is a scary thing when you trying to breathe and you're gasping for air. I'm glad that this young man got his life together and I pray that he stay healthy for all the right reasons. Kudos!

Yeesh, glad that kid finally wised up. Huge difference between "you have value no matter how you look" and "uwu you don't need to change anything about urself". Then again the parents were a huge part in messing this poor kid up. Shocker, being hugely overweight is *not* "fine" or okay for your body, it destroys your body and joints and everything. Relieved that it sounds like this kid got a lot better. What awful parents... . Proud of him for getting out and getting better.

Some karens act like they will sue you for LITERALLY BREATHING lol

That has nothing to do with the US education system. Thats just either the School or the entire district being filled with people who never got an elementary school degree

In story #2, if the doctors believe that he's having a heart attack, they're going to take him to a cath lab to remove the blockage, but if they see that nothing is there, then why are they giving him medication? Also, if he's been having heartburn for a while, why wouldn't they prescribe him something for gastroesophogeal reflux disease? Because, y'know, if he was having a heart attack for several months, he would be dead.

OP in story 2: *gets send to fat camp* Mah rights! Also OP: *gets heart attack* I should have seen this coming!

I love these goddamn stories, and this goddamn channel!

It does seem weird that parents will neglect their child on purpose just to get away from them.

Love the Christmas Story reference!

My family only used our lawyer if the school punished me or my siblings for fighting back against a bully or for standing up to a bad/belligerent teacher. We didn’t sue just because the teacher yelled at us or punished us when we actually deserved it (sneaking out, chewing gum, going “out of bounds”, disrupting class, horseplay, etc.).

2 Story: Respect for that kid. The kid handled it so calmly and was still respectful to the people at the camp. Also very admiring how the kid is happy as they are even when everyone shamed them. 🫡

Wow this story is crazy

This family needs a serious intervention

The facts Hannah almost fixable by saying the truth, but her parents make it worst ....

That A Christmas Story reference. 😭🤣

The kid on the 2nd story needed a health scare to start his training arc

I had just over 30 lawsuit threats and countless death threats as a bouncer

I once woke up gasping for hair. I had already been trying to lose weight but I was in a similar situation as the kid in that last story. Not because I didnt want to lose weight, because I did and I still do, but I was trying to hard and I didn't like myself. Now I am successfully losing weight and it's been about a year or two since I woke up gasping for air like that. I'm still over 200 pounds but I am getting better, and one of the reasons I'm still over 200 pounds is because I've been gaining muscle.

Ah yes, the age old "I have a gf in Canada" bit.

2nd kid is the equivalent of an older Eric cartman

The first story.. there's something very wrong with that child, I mean it definitely goes past being entitled.

congrats on 1 million

Im so proud of the 2nd kid

Sierra (1st story) good kid Hannah (also 1st story) MENACE TO SOCIETY

im glad that the last person figured out how to not hate himself and starting to eat healthier and even lifting he turned his life around, i respect that

How did he have the motivation to keep exercising? I've been doing intermittent fasting that is supposed to work for my body type (20/4) and when I do eat, it's healthy foods like egg, spinach, and ham omelettes. I have scoliosis and minor arthritis in my hip and knee, so most exercises like walking and running are extremely taxing and somewhat painful, but not in a good way. I'm 5'11" and about 235+lbs and I want to get back to my swim team weight 175. I can't believe I thought I was fat back then.. All the swimming pools here are heckin expensive, and I can't afford a membership. Maybe I just need to bite the bullet and work more so I can afford it. Any advice would be great Edit: the arthritis is from a surgery I had when I was 16 and I'm almost 21

"The yOUng yArD dUtY hIt Me, And cAlL Me nAmES" 😂😂😂

Love the video

Story 2: you can't force someone to lose weight and basing on a kid for resisting is wild. Let's not pretend going to a fat camp is a healthy choice when we know most places can boarder line on torture for forcing kids to have "results". Plus last update shows OP was dealing with bigger problems outside of weight like a stable home life. How is everyone brushing past that initial fact because it would explain why he was to depressed to doing or became overweight from stress. The parents are in the wrong in this situation for being neglectful and dismissive to push everything to the extreme.

I’ve now listened to every AITJ video except this one!

I just imagine that the first story is set in a school that looks sorta fancy like a castle or very very modern

15:03: I'm a skinny guy, and even I know you just hit the nail _right_ on the head there. To paraphrase Dan Cummins, I want to eat my steaks and get the f*** out of here. 😂😂😂

No electronics, lock on the fridge, just clothes and a bed in his room.

You know they are serious when the have the "delinquents table"

The last story hit home quite abit with me i get that when people try to force you to lose weight never works and people are stubborn know this as a fact just he turned his life around and alot of people like me regret the help they was trying to offer but they went the wrong way about it

Man the second story could be made into a motivational film or something... that was a very long rollercoaster!

3:17 this made me laugh 😂

Yeah none of the kids who picked on me during my lunch hours got punished yet I got punished for sleeping during lunch and lashing out at the bullies

I love your content!!! These stories are great. Hey KZfaq you’d be losing an asset if you shut this channel down. You know they have never made a violation.

The last story is so much respect. You go man.

In story 1: we used to call the “lawn monitors” lunch monitors

In my class there is almost the same kid like in the 1 story. His mum always defends him

the second story is a very inspiring story that I will use one day

Honestly, story two's summary sounded like an cruddy anime plot

The fortnite in the background 😂😂😂😂

I know he’s just 14, but as somebody who’s overweight and working to improve their health, and who was at that age too, this kid seems to be suffering from a lot of misconceptions. For starters, just because people get concerned about your health or aren’t attracted to extremely overweight people, does not mean they’re shallow. Second of all he’s clearly under playing that this is about his health, and he’s basically saying his parents are bad people because they’re listening to doctors.

When I was in the 4th grade I was being called names at recess so I told the recess monitor who called me a tattletale and did nothing about it.

the 2nd story i was thinking the entire time: Why now? i mean you need it ASAP. Not because of look at all but because been fat is really dangerous, considering how your body react to that and as well how much your grease in blood affect. Since you can get a cardiac arrest any any point of your life because of that too. Maintain a balanced body is better. But everything comes from your mind as well since you had to have the mindset to pull it through as well. I always try to maintain a balance too since i found myself with high cholesterol last year, and manage to lose 10kg in 3 months by only doing 1 hour of gym bike per day. In the end this affect me good too. SO, i can said: "Do this for yourself and not for others, your will thanks me later". But that not excuse what the parents did either, because they should show him the bad side of been fat too and what cause in adults. Also they don't need a camp since a Gym make that one better. EVEN SET UP A FRIGGING GYM BIKE ON YOUR HOME. Again, because i had that in my room, since this was a gift for my mother, but she use her mountain bike more than the gym bike too, and my room has space for store it, so i said "WHY NOT?". And even i set it in front of my PC when i had to do exercise and watch something or play games while I'm on it. Also i recommend it to play racing games too, since enhance the experience of "running" much better. Also i think it was more the parents not been parents and push it when OP was teen without the proper care as well. I was on other hand really skinnier but had a metabolism high. I gain weight around 2016 to 2018. I had a belly. It wasn't much but then my work start to decline due tireness and laziness cause by cholesterol high. That was last year and i began to make a routine to keep my weight around 70 kg , plus the body shape that as well.

Children shouldn't be exempt from lawsuits if they're going to lie, you destroy someone's life with your forked tongue, your college funds go out the door!

I was thinkin DAMN!!! When he said 275 at 15

"Sierra is not important to the story" 😭

As for the weight one, I do feel better mentally after losing 40 pounds. I'm on a special diet for my epilepsy... The keto diet. All I keep track of is carbs. Less than 20 grams a day. I don't count calories, fats, protein, or anything. JUST carbs. I work with a nutritionist and have blood work done regularly. I enjoy the diet and it makes it easy to feel good. There's pride due to my success, less physical pain, and so much more.

19:10 CONGRATS!!!

story 2 i can relate

If his parents left him alone in the house for months than his parents are guilty of child abandonment and neglect.

What a pleasure to always hear people having amazig ambiton, like " oh I'm gonna do nuclear engineering" or things like that No I don't feel like a failure :)

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is NOT about meditations, it is a modern name translation for better book sales. Originally it is called something like "things to one's self", romans and greeks didn't really meditate.

Eating gum makes you not feel hungry and can ease food craving

HE SAID "WE CAN GET MUCH HIGHER" (so high)

The person on the thumbnail almost looks like that vegan teache😂

Life lesson: you can't force someone to change, they have to choose to change.

Bro was reading stories while Speedrun ing FortOhio in the background wth☠️☠️☠️

story 2: i actually remember a girl named Sierra in a school just as described and was held back but i left in 2nd grade

People have to want to change. good job

What you need is to go to counseling with your parents. I was happy when I was young. Then I lost weight to go into the military. Tell your parents you're depressed. If you ealk away from them you'll regret it.

Story 2: he calls girls who don't want to date a fat guy as shallow, that is quite possibly one of the most narcissist comment i have ever heard. No one is obligated to date you, no one is obligated to date anyone, period. You have no right to criticize anyone who doesn't want to date you, it's every persons right to choose who they date and you are not part of that decision making process. He is only bitter. If he "owns" the fact that he is fat, then he should be man enough to "own" the fact that he is bitter. Fat and bitter, who would want to date that. If you judge people who don't want to date you as someone who is ugly in the inside that actually makes you yourself ugly in the inside. He clearly have some issues, he need to fix.

My mom was a glorified baby sitter in my elementary school from when I was in kindergarten to about 4th grade. My whole school loved her. Everyone knew her, no one knew she was my mom. We didn’t look alike she had curly hair I had straight, she had short darker brown hair, I had long medium brown hair. My mom had A LOT of freckles, I had freckles in the summer barley any in the winter. I got bullied a lot by this kid Lily (7) I was 8 I have two older sisters R (12) and N (11) I am the youngest. I started to tell my best friend who is my sister about it. A few week in to this kid bullying me N told me to tell mom when it happens. I as a naive 8 year old I did not. She continued until I told my mom and my friends. She continued until the end of the year. I forgot to say it was her first year in our school, so she didn’t have a lot of friends I was her ONLY friend. She was over protective and that lead to bullying. I got revenge in 4th grade when I was 10 I had my favorite teacher ever and Lily kept stealing from me. So I told the teacher on her it started with her reaching into my desk and taking a pencil, I did mind because she didn’t give it back. Then she took my DOG ASH NECLACE, and a few bracelets, she didn’t know that it was a dog ash necklace but it fell out of her bag and I grabbed it off the floor. I planned to get even more revenge than that I was gonna help my friend who she bullied in 4th grade to report her to the principal. She moved in 5th grade, only to a new school she was still in the same school district. After this kid moved I became friends with kids on my bus. I said my full name to him and he said ‘you are not related to Mrs.(my last name)and became like a rudder kid but we became friends. Anyways I don’t have anymore time to type so bye. I hope you have a good morning/evening/afternoon.

For the second guy I’m happy he likes how he is