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Things sure are different today as far as kids’ health goes.

And it seems to be a combination of things: processed foods, reduced physical activity, and kids preferring to stay inside and play video games instead of going outside and running around.

If you’re a parent, you already know what I’m talking about…

In today’s story, a dad explained why he and his wife are at odds over the health of their teenage son.

Is he wrong about this?

Or maybe she’s the one who is out of line?

Read on and see what you think.

AITA for telling my wife she’s overreacting about our son’s weight gain?

“Since my son (16M) entered puberty, he has started to gain weight.

Last February, we took him for a health check and it turned out that he weighed 76 kg and was 1.67 meters tall (or 167 lbs and 5’6).

That didn’t go over well…

This worried his mom a lot, so since then she has tried to put him on a diet by restricting junk food, making him healthy snacks, and that sort of thing.

The problem is that, with the exception of soda, which he drinks quite a lot of, he doesn’t eat much junk food. It’s more that he simply eats larger portions.

And if you ask me, his weight isn’t much of a problem. Yes, he is medically overweight, but he isn’t obese.

He doesn’t think this is a big deal.

Most men in our family are quite tall, and he’s only 16, so once he’s through puberty and fully grown, his weight is going to even out.

Now on to the conflict.

Yesterday was my turn to cook, and I made two pizzas for the three of us. To my wife, that was too much, and in the middle of the meal she told our son that he “should slow down and not overeat”.

I thought that was rude and an exaggeration, so I told my son that he shouldn’t worry and that enjoying food from time to time is fine.

His wife needs to chill out a bit…

Anyway, we finished eating soon after that, and once our son went to his room, my wife exploded at me.

She said I was undermining her efforts to keep him healthy and that I didn’t care about his well-being.

I said that she was exaggerating and in the process of giving him an eating disorder.

After a while, we both cooled off and agreed to keep working on it, but now she’s being passive-aggressive and refusing to even talk about it.”

Here’s what readers had to say about this story on Reddit.

This person shared their thoughts.

Another Reddit user said they both SUCK.

This individual said he’s to blame.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a mom who gets fed up with her son not working and puts him in charge of nightly dinners.

And another reader shared their thoughts.

These two got some talkin’ to do!

But one thing’s for sure: their son probably should focus on trying to live a healthier lifestyle.

He’ll thank them later when he’s older!

This mom and dad definitely aren’t on the same page about this issue.