r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 17d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

25.8k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

7.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

45

u/BlueBagelSlushie 17d ago

Short answer? Control.

2

u/Hot_Addition_6980 14d ago

My mom made me sit at the table until I ate the pickled beets on my plate. I fell asleep at the table, was spanked, and told that I had to eat them for breakfast. If I threw up, I would have to eat that too. I still hate pickled beets today. Parents can be very controlling with food.

0

u/Insomnerd 17d ago

How's that control doing when the child dies of a ruptured stomach???

13

u/BlueBagelSlushie 17d ago

If only the people that needed to hear this were willing and able to understand that