Sad situation at the park

emilykristene2006

After dinner last night we took the kids to the park. DD was playing with 2 little girls. One kept walking around fussing. At one point she looked at me and said, "I'm a big fat cry baby." I was surprised. I think she was around DD's age and pretty heavy. I thought it was her mom, but it turned out to be a family friend,who was watching her.

Next thing I know the woman is calling me over to help. The little girl climbed into the baby swing and was completely stuck. Her thighs were not budging out of that swing. DH had to come help because I could not lift the little girl. We finally got her out, but the woman was talking so badly to the little girl. Yelling at her for climbing in and then said, "You're way to fat to be in there!" The little girl was crying and the woman said, "Go play you big fat cry baby!"

I could have smacked the woman. DH and I wanted to say something, but what? The little girl's mom showed up about 10 minutes later and they both made fun of her. The only thing I could think to say after that was, "From the looks of it, you really don't have room to talk." Of course I didn't, but how awful to treat a child that way!

Zenya

That is just awful.  Especially when it's the mother's fault the kid is fat!

mags2041

That breaks my heart... I would like to think I would've said something, but I'm a huge wuss when it comes to confrontation. ?But seriously that sucks.

shouldbeworkin

That breaks my heart.  When I hear things like that I just want to take the kids home with me and give them a home filled with unconditional love.  Is it really so hard to do that?

amiamish

That is SO sad. I would have said something to them... "she learns by example." "you're the one responsible for feeding her" and to the little girl "honey, you're beautiful!" ugh... that's so heart breaking.

LittleMamaB

Ugh...that makes my stomach turn. I'm feisty these days and I would have said something. I was an overweight child and my dad was "disapproving", and it hurt. I can't imagine how it would feel to be talked to like that though...my father was a lot milder about it. Poor little girl : (

 

zacook

this stuff makes me so mad!!!! gmil used to tell my niece she was fat!!! hello dumb lady she has luekemia she is on steriods!!! leave her alone!!!! 

I hope I never hear someone say something like that to my child or any other child!

katie277s

What mother would call her own child fat?  And how incredible sad that this little girl goes up to complete strangers and tells them she is a big fat baby!  That is heartbreaking...

gracendantho26

That is so sad. My FIL likes to point out when he thinks one of the grandkids is getting chubby. Super fun!

camrude

That makes me so sad. Poor little girl. I probably would've gone out of my way to tell her how pretty or cute she was in front of the b*tches.

P.G.&A.M.

Heart breaking!

pincushions

Ugh I freaking hate that.

GrowingFamily

Very sad.  IMO, verbal abuse is just as bad as physical abuse.  Poor thing.