No, I'm not talking about that F-word, you know, the one that'll get the FCC all up in your business. It's the other F-word, the one that moms have been modeling for their daughters since the beginning of time: Fat.
As in "Does this make me look fat" and "If I eat that, I'll get fat." That F-word.
The Huffington Post's Donna Fish offers some no nonsense advice about how to respond when your little girl talks about feeling fat. Her advice is to a) not freak out and b) realize that it's probably about something larger than size.
Of course, most moms worry about chasing their daughters (and, increasingly, sons) into eating disorders. And most moms who are worried about it will manage to pass on healthy thoughts about food and size. Still, as this Intervention clip lifted from Jezebel proves, mom has to clean up her own disordered eating before she can help anyone else.
