I legit don’t know how so many people DONT see how abusive it is to make fun of your own child for being overweight? She wasn’t a grown women she was a kid who damn sure wasn’t bringing in her own food to the house. So her parents were ultimately responsible for her weight. Even her brother and sister agree there were not healthy eating habits taught in the house. Considering the size of her younger sister, I don’t know why Erica got the brunt of the abuse from her father in that regard. Also, he did fuck all to help her lose weight as a child. For all his teasing we never heard about him enrolling her in sports or even taking away some of the foods in the house. What good is it telling a child, who is ultimately not responsible for the food in their home, that they need to lose weight without offering any help??? And why are so many people agreeing with this fucked up mindset? What she does as an adult is all her own fault but as a kid what the hell? My dad did the same thing this guy did and I ended up 16 with an eating disorder. So yeah I lost weight, but also like three teeth and clumps of my own hair. Children aren’t mini adults and you don’t apparoch situations the same as you would a grown ass person who can make their own choices about everything. That was abuse and I don’t care how many people try to label it as the “truth” it wasn’t even a little bit appropriate.
