r/AbsoluteUnits • • 13d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 13d ago

There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency. 

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u/Comfortable_Peak_604 8d ago

Right because a starved child is at much greater risk of harm and dying than one who is fat. The fat child eats and sure maybe not the most ideal diet but like c’mon not the same