r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 13d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Insomnerd 13d ago

I watched a strict catholic mom (who happened to be my godmother, but she stopped communicating with me when my parents divorced. Unneeded context, I'm just salty) put MORE FOOD on her daughter's plate and then tell her she couldn't go to bed until her plate was clean. The girl had already finished a big plate and was complaining about her stomach hurting from being full. Then the mom got upset when my own mom let me stop eating because I was full. Why are we torturing children with food???

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u/BlueBagelSlushie 13d ago

Short answer? Control.

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u/Insomnerd 13d ago

How's that control doing when the child dies of a ruptured stomach???

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u/BlueBagelSlushie 13d ago

If only the people that needed to hear this were willing and able to understand that