Putting someone down because of their weight is never okay, but there are still folks who continue to do it. It’s hard to escapebody shamingin a society where thinness is still considered the ideal. These negative views also filter down to children, who begin to internalize such messages.
Recently, a restaurant manager body-shameda young child, and her heartbroken mom shared the experience online. She could not believe that someone would go out of their way to bad-mouth a kid abouttheir size.
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Chick-fil-A manager criticized for making a 6-year-old feel bad for being “too big” for the restaurant play area instead of speaking to an adult about the issue
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“I never thought that I would have to deal with Chick-fil-A basically body shaming my six-year-old”
Heather Taylor, a mom of three, took to TikTok to share the gut-wrenching moment her 6-year-old daughter came crying to her about being body-shamed at Chick-fil-A. She explained that her kid is “bigger-boned” and tall just like most of their family. So, when the child was playing in the restaurant’s play center, a manager approached her and berated her about being too big.
Unfortunately, Heather had just taken her oldest daughter to the restroom and was not around to witness the scene. The mom even said: “I take responsibility for not noticing the size and weight limit of the play center. That is 100% my fault.” She was in tears, stating that the manager should have spoken to an adult about the issue rather than say such things to a child.
“You handled this so wrong, and when I went to the director who was also working there, [they] just blew me off”
The tearful mom was worried about the effect of the manager’s words on her daughter. She shared that the girl cried after hearing such mean words and she had to console the child. Heather said, “We wonder why all these girls have such issues with their image. This is why. Because now my six-year-old has a core memory, core memory that I cannot take back. I cannot change for her, of being told she’s too big at the Chick-fil-A.”
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You can watch the heartbreaking video here
Heather was worried that her daughter would have a core memory of the time she was body-shamed at Chick-fil-A
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The mom rightly stated that a lot of young girls have issues with their body image because of incidents like this. In fact,researchshows that little girls as young as 6 wish they were thinner than their currentbody size. Society and the media play a big role in the way children feel about themselves and their bodies.
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Heather was ready to fight for her daughter and make sure that she got some justice for the kid. Inan update, she shared that she had sent an email to Chick-fil-A and left reviews on many of their platforms, but they had not yet replied. She really wanted the restaurant to take accountability for their actions and the impact it had on her daughter.
What would you have done if you were in Heather’s shoes? We’d love to hear your thoughts about the situation.
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