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“Then they should be,” I said, yelling at the top of my voice. “Can’t you see Johnny’s had enough? He’s a healthy boy, but he is not a big eater. As an educator, you should know how traumatic force-feeding a child can be.
“Being forced to clean up the plate is an old-fashioned notion. You should be aware of the statistics and the causes of obesity and eating disorders in children.
“And one of them is making food an issue! My little boy is an active child, and if he feels he’s had enough, you need to respect that and not force him to eat,” I went on, seeing the woman go pale at my stern words.
I didn’t stop. She deserved this. My little boy had gone through so much; I was not letting this woman off the hook so easily.
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