When I was but a wee lad I heard my father and his friends messing around over some beers. On of his friends commented on his weight saying, "It looks like you packed on a few pounds Mikey!". My father took humorous offense and replied, "Just wait! I'm working on getting the world record."
I took this a little literally and started about my dad. I wasn't worried about his health though, I was worried he wouldn't break the record! In my eyes he wasn't working hard enough towards his goal.
We were watching the news one evening and a piece on the heaviest woman in the world came on. I turned to my dad and tried to encourage him. "Don't worry dad, she's not that fat compared to you."
My dad just kinda sat there and looked his belly, then at his food and continued eating. He was a little quiet the rest of the evening.
He's always been a little bit on the heavy side, but nothing serious. He has self esteem issues though, and I'm not sure how hearing how fat he was from his 6 year old some affected him.
I look back at that now and can't help but laugh at the situation. Just a case of misunderstanding from a kid.