A lady has proudly shared how she confronted a mother who was fat-shaming her own daughter.
While “she wouldn’t recommend it in the longer term,” she’s glad she did it.
So, what exactly was the cause for concern?
The mother was making some passive-aggressive comments to her daughter about her body.
The interchange was troubling for the OP to listen to.
“I approached one other mom in public about her mothering yesterday, and I wouldn’t say I’d recommend it in the longer term. We each left with some ruffled feathers, but hear me out,” she begins in her video.
“I used to be trying on clothes, and next to me there was a mom and a 20-something-year-old looking woman, and the conversation was a bit of like, ‘I believe I’m just used to you looking thinner’.”
“I’m still thin, Mom”
That’s when the daughter replied she had been “lifting” weights to clarify her latest physique.
“I believe it’s just my taste. I like thin, long hair,” the OP imitates.
The daughter then replied, “I’m still thin, Mom.”
In a dismissive tone, the mother responded, “Yeah, you might be.”
The OP continued, “And I used to be so appalled. I felt prefer it warranted interjection. Moms of the world: be pleased with your daughters after they are lifting weights and getting stronger, and their muscles are getting larger. Or you can just go suck a really thin d**k.”
The video’s caption explained why the OP was so strong in her convictions: “I did it for the 12-year-old little sister watching.”
“Feels nice when a stranger sticks up for you”
The comments section was flooded with thanks for highlighting this seemingly “common” exchange between a mother and daughter.
While also sharing their generational trauma of their moms who just couldn’t (and still won’t) recover from the thought of their daughters not being “thin.”
“As a daughter with a mother like that, thanks for saying something. It feels nice when a stranger sticks up for you,” one user wrote.
“HAHAHAHA the ending. I’m 41, and my mom continues to be obsessed about weight. Hers, mine, everyone else’s too,” one other wrote.
One other said, “I’m 45, and each time I see my mother, she all the time comments about my weight.”
“My mom has been this manner for 34 years, and I’m still working on my relationship with my body and food,” one user admitted.
One user shared, “Trying on wedding dresses, my mother said it’s a shame I’m so fat. I used to be a daily size 6. My MIL told her I used to be beautiful & perfect & to be quiet, lol.”
One other said, “I had a baby five months ago, and me losing the newborn weight appears to be the one compliment certain people know how one can give…🤷🏻♀️”
“Our moms turn out to be our inner voice”
The OP replied, “Our mothers can often turn out to be our inner minds. I’m sorry y’all had that kind of relationship, but good job attempting to be higher.”
Several users wanted more details on how the conversation between herself and the mom actually went down.
“I would like to listen to how this interaction went, lol! Good for you. Our moms turn out to be our inner voice,” one user wrote.
The OP explained, “They do! I bumped into the mom and little sister at one other store a number of minutes later and said, ‘Hey, I used to be next to you at A&F [Abecrombie & Fitch], and I hope you weren’t telling your daughter that she needed to be thinner.” I probably could’ve approached it higher but was a bit of worked up.”
