Body shaming can be no more
The other day the wife, son and I decided to carve up some pumpkins for the holiday. To prepare for the mess we laid out paper on the floor, got the tools and put on some messy clothes.
My son freaked out when my wife told him that he didn’t need to wear a shirt. This isn’t the first time he has had an issue being shirtless either. But this incident was more traumatic for him.
He insisted on having a shirt to wear. I tried not to think much about it, however I couldn’t help it.
Over the summer the neighborhood girls would make comments regarding his body and being naked. I would encourage the children not to say these hurtful comments to my son. Body shaming comments aren’t okay to say to anyone.
Somehow these words have stayed in my sons head and it really bothers me a lot. I don’t want my son body shaming himself. I want him to be comfortable in his skin and feel beautiful regardless of what other people say.
I do my best to tell my son that he is beautiful. I don’t know what else I can do.
As a parent it hurts me to hear my child these things. I hope with my encouraging words, positive reinforcement, and love he overcome this negative view of himself.
Blog by Melissa Chandler
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