I have alway struggled with my weigth, I been made fun of (by my family) all my life. Mind you I was 200lbs and I'm 5'3. Now I'm 113lbs and know im too skinny, anyways now my niece is going through it. She 11 years old and she has alittle weight on her. my 2 sisters and her mother make fun of her. I jump to her defends all the time. It hurts her so much and me 2,so bad.I HATE IT. I tell them to stop and how it makes her feel and how i use to feel. But I'm not there all the time, sadly, to protect her.they call her names,laught in her face and puts her down.She comes crying to me because she knows i understand her pain. How can I make my sisters understand that they are going to make her sick and they are hurting her. Help please she just a little girl. It hurt me more then it hurts her to see her in pain.
2006-12-01 19:39:08 · 6 answers · asked by helpful friend 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
That is so crappy that her own mother is doing that! Man, just straight up tell them how she will end up killing herself if they don't stop. They may not like having a chubby child, but tell them it's better than a DEAD child.
2006-12-01 19:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Gypsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a really hard question to answer. I can totally relate. When I was younger i was a little chubby. As I grew older and my family made fun of me I simply chose not to eat at all until I was really sick. I did lose alot of weight and have kept it off for many years but it seemed when I was chunky I got made fun of and when I lost so much weight they made fun of me too calling me names like anorexic. She is only 11 and that around when I started starving myself too and now Im 30. I have dealt with binge eating for 20 years. If you dont have a serious talk with them, they could really ruin her...forever. You can pick up pamphlets from the health unit on healthy weights for children and other pamphlets about anorexia. This is a SERIOUS problem.
2006-12-02 05:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will go through this anyway, I know, I've been there too. Sometimes it is this that makes us lose our weight, and people just don't know how hard that is to do. I had to literally starve myself to lose weight, and even though I lost it all and got very thin, my ex still cheated on me. Don't blame your weight, it is the people or person that you are with. If they can't handle it, then find someone who can. As the saying goes, " Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." And guess what, my ex's wife now, is fatter now than I was. LOL
2006-12-02 03:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Fruit Cake Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you! I think you are right: it is your duty to protect this little girl from these people. Let her know that she can always come to you in times of trouble and make a special effort to be there for her.
2006-12-02 03:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them know that they can cause her death if they persist in taunting her. How would they be able to live with themselves under those circumstances. And the mother needs to be reported to child services for child abuse! Bravo 4 U!
2006-12-02 03:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by iyamacog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well try 2 make them undetsand tht shes young and this insultin/makin fun will develop her in2 a unsociable child.
2006-12-02 06:01:42 · answer #6 · answered by @LpHi!i 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋