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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You've gone into a lot of detail about how his belly sticks out a lot and how you can't button up shirts and it says over his swimming trunks and covers them up - but what about the rest of his body? Does he have a chubby face and legs? Without sounding weird does he have a big buttocks as well as a belly? And if he is being fat shamed as everyone seems to think why is he not self-conscious when swimming where his fat is very visibly on show to everyone?[/quote]

Yes I've gone into detail on his belly because that is by far the more visibly fat bit and my most concerning part. He does have a chubby face yes, however his bottom is not as chubby as you would think the belly is a lot worse. For instance when we had to buy him a booster seat for the car he could sit in it fine, however how far his belly came out made the straps quite tight and we had to adjust them for extra leeway. And I'm not sure why he isn't self conscious, maybe it's his youth or naivety or just the fact that no one really brings it up. And the only time you really notice it is when he sits by the side of the pool before or after the swimming lesson and he's next to his skinnier friends/other children. The rest of time he's in the water so you can't see anything.[/quote]

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