A reader says Harriette was too easy on the man’s obnoxious criticism.
Could she not go a step further and ask him to babysit for an hour or two a few times a week, so she can have time to herself, to sleep or cook or exercise? Or could he contribute to a healthy meal delivery subscription?: You and several other readers suggested that the brother should offer to babysit for his sister. Great idea. Stop criticizing and start helping!
You said that Overweight’s brother “did not choose his words well.” I would argue that he egregiously overstepped in saying any of those words at all. One way we experience this is that we equate fatness with unhealthiness, which is simply not the case. I suggest exploring academic research on the topic, like the article “A Matter of Justice: ‘Fat’ Is Not Necessarily a Bad Word” by Lauren Freeman, printed in the September 2020 Hastings Center Report.
And I would like to offer to you, Harriette, that you were beautiful and strong and exactly what you were supposed to be after your child was born, too.: So many of you commented on Overweight, I decided to share more perspectives. There are many valid points made here.
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