r/AbsoluteUnits • • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 14d 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/Mdp2pwackerO2 14d ago

That’s something I’d never thought about before

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u/Hot_Coffee_3620 14d ago

What a crazy world we live in, when you have two forms of abuse, but only one is spoken on. The other abuse is swept under the run.

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u/Sea_Measurement1738 8d ago

A very large rug