Last night, as she was undressing for the bath, my daughter approached me, tentatively. “Mommy? If I ask you something, will you answer me honestly?” Then she lowered her eyes, frowning at her tummy, and asked nervously, “Do you think I look fat?”

pushka:

;__; so tragic and sad - but don't underestimate the ways in which 9 year olds will drink in the world around them...

"I wonder if she has watched me pat my own tummy, frowning."

spoiler alert - yes.

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