Its hard to escapebody shamingin a society where thinness is still considered the ideal.
These negative views also filter down to children, who begin to internalize such messages.
Recently, a restaurant manager body-shameda young child, and her heartbroken mom shared the experience online.
She could not believe that someone would go out of their way to bad-mouth a kid abouttheir size.
She explained that her kid is bigger-boned and tall just like most of their family.
That is 100% my fault.
She shared that the girl cried after hearing such mean words and she had to console the child.
Heather said, We wonder why all these girls have such issues with their image.
Because now my six-year-old has a core memory, core memory that I cannot take back.
I cannot change for her, of being told shes too big at the Chick-fil-A.
In fact,researchshows that little girls as young as 6 wish they were thinner than their currentbody size.
Society and the media play a big role in the way children feel about themselves and their bodies.
She really wanted the restaurant to take accountability for their actions and the impact it had on her daughter.
He shared that the manager in question had worked there for 12 years and had kids of her own.
Unfortunately, she and her daughter did not receive an apology for the incident.
This one small incident might have contributed to some negative self-talk in the childs mind.
Adults should mind what they say, as it can have a big impact onchildren.
Its mind-boggling that anyone from Chick-fil-A thought that this was okay.
What would you have done if you were in Heathers shoes?
Wed love to hear your thoughts about the situation.
Commenters sided with the mom and urged her to follow up with the restaurant
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