Whitney Champion 🍪just witnessed a dad calling his daughter chubby, weird looking, and in need of a pedicure
i can't imagine the crap that poor girl is going to have to unravel later on in life
words matter--choose them wisely 🥺🤍
this has stuck with me all day, so i wrote some things.
this subject has been high on my mind recently. eric and i went to a somatic release breathwork ceremony last weekend, and it was a huge moment of release for me, recognizing further how tightly i've held onto these feelings for so long.
getting some of it out on "paper" is a helpful part of the process 🤍 🙏
Generational Trauma and Body Image
i took the girls to gymnastics this morning, and on our way out, i overheard a guy talking to his daughter when she finished class. he pulled her aside while she was getting her shoes and jacket back on, and her mom was a couple chairs away, watching the whole
Миша@shortstack one of the major components of 12 step work is putting things down on paper, and it can’t be typed/printed, it’s needs to be handwritten. Your brain and emotions have a visceral reaction when you put pen to paper, and that just doesn’t happen when you type and print things. At least, that’s been my experience.
@mikecherry always been the opposite for me 🤷♀️ maybe because that's been my easiest/clearest means of expression
@shortstack that’s fair! Sorry if my post came across judgmental at all, that wasn’t my intent, which is why I said “in my experience” at the end. Whatever works for you is what you should do!
I really need to read what I’ve written before I hit “post” more often. Sorry!
@mikecherry no worries - you were genuinely trying to be helpful. i understand how that makes sense in most cases.
Chris the Kiwi Luddite@shortstack Beautiful Whitney and every word is 100% right. You’re amazing 🤩
sb@shortstack awful 😢
Michael Olsen@shortstack I hate this toot, messing up any childhood is terrible, but women already have enough stacked against them for dads to go doing damage like that.
Altytwo Altryness, BS 
@shortstack w. T. A. F.
Yeah that dude needed and needs correction from other dudes. =\
Yeah that dude needed and needs correction from other dudes. =\
Amy Renee@shortstack so infuriating and sad. 🤮😡
Ron Weiss@shortstack ugh. That is horrible. As a person and a dad that is abhorrent and disgusting. Poor kid. I hope she find the inner strength and support to get through that nightmare. Note to self: contact kiddos and send them hugs
Joyce Park@shortstack Hope you mean-mugged the FUCK outta that guy. I once saw a mother taking her child to school late, calling him stupid and a burden on her. The look I gave her made her stop for a couple minutes.
Kris Freedain 🙏 🏋🏻 🍕@shortstack that is infuriating
Andres Jalinton@shortstack
Oh no 🤦♂️
Oh no 🤦♂️
Ashley Rolfmore (leymoo)@shortstack This stuff sticks for YEARS on. :(
@leymoo ohhh, i know this too well
lil_lost@shortstack the reason I haven’t been home in over a year is due to the words the people there chose to say to me. I remember them all. The only one I have forgiven was what was said by the family member with Alzheimer’s who thought I was a toddler and not 12 but I remember the words. Words really do matter
BlackDutchSnark@shortstack my SIL was teased (bullied) by her family and called “fat” and “meat” her whole life. She was not fat as a kid or teenager, but it became a self-fulfilling prophecy, and she has struggled with self-esteem issues, eating disorders and weight problems her entire adult life. I pointed this out to my hubby (her brother) and he feels bad now, but he thought it was all just fun and games as a kid. Of course, he was the oldest and the golden boy…he wasn’t bullied.