You expect your closest family and friends always to have your back. Though true love and friendship require honesty, not just support, not all criticism is equal. Some comments can be constructive while others can be truly toxic and eat away at your self-confidence. Like if one of your parents starts body-shaming you. How you say something is just as important as what you say.
Internet user u/Academic_Bear5911 went viral online after asking the AITA community whether she was wrong to call out her mother’s behavior. The older woman, a former model, had repeatedly made harsh comments about her daughter’s appearance and weight. Things finally came to a head when she outright called the 19-year-old fat. Read on for the full story and the advice the internet gave the author. Bored Panda has reached out to u/Academic_Bear5911, and we’ll update the article once we hear back from her.
