- May 10, 2011
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So, I looked through several pages and didn't see a thread where I could post this, but we were at a competition today and I heard something from a parent to her daughter that made my jaw drop....I thought there were probably a lot more of these comments others had heard.
youth age Cp - "mom, I'm hungry, are we gonna get something to eat?"
mom - "no."
cp - "but, I'm hungry!"
mom - "good, maybe that will get you to lose a few pounds."
For the record - this kid was MAYBE 10 years old and had NO body fat that I could see and she was wearing a half shirt....and mom was dead serious. Being an educator the first thing I wanted to do was slap the mom and tell her that it would be her own fault when her kid has body image issues and eating disorders. As it was...I just walked away.
youth age Cp - "mom, I'm hungry, are we gonna get something to eat?"
mom - "no."
cp - "but, I'm hungry!"
mom - "good, maybe that will get you to lose a few pounds."
For the record - this kid was MAYBE 10 years old and had NO body fat that I could see and she was wearing a half shirt....and mom was dead serious. Being an educator the first thing I wanted to do was slap the mom and tell her that it would be her own fault when her kid has body image issues and eating disorders. As it was...I just walked away.