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I don't talk to my young child about being fat or skinny at all.  We talk about healthy food and which foods you can only eat sometimes because they are not as healthy.  If she were ever to call someone "fat" , I would tell her that it's not a kind or polite thing to say, and that people come in all shapes and sizes.  Why would you tell him it's okay to say to you, but not to the person directly?  So basically you're sending the message that it's okay to comment on someone's appearance behind his back?

Young kids don't have a filter, I get that.  But you correct them and move on.  I don't see where the confusion lies.

Is it really that hard? [/quote]

So the word "fat" is never allowed to describe someone's appearance? I'm NOT talking about walking up to someone and calling them fat. I'm talking about how you describe physical appearance in talking to your child. And please don't say there's never any reason to even discuss or describe how someone looks. If "fat" is rude or disrespectful, what are they then? Big? Overweight? Heavy? [/quote]

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