Dear Care and Feeding: What can I say to make people stop making these ridiculous comments?
My 6-month-old baby is quite large for his age . His father is 6’4”, so this is not unexpected. But people are constantly commenting on his size. Well-intentioned friends make comments like, “Wow! Your baby is HUGE! My x-month-old baby looks tiny next to yours!” In the elevator, just now, someone asked how old he was, and, before I could answer, guessed that he must be 11 months old. When I said, “No, he’s just 6 months,” he spent the rest of the ride talking about how gigantic he is.
I am especially sensitive to comments like these because I am fat and have been most of my life. I want to make sure the boundaries and expectations are clear, for strangers, friends, and family. Is there an easy and polite way to curb these comments?Fat-shaming is so prevalent and persistent, I’m not surprised that your baby is already subject to it—or that you are taking it so hard, when you’ve been subjected to it all your life.
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