A Parent's Influence

I overheard a mother say to her son in the mall, "Well, honey, I just need to lose some weight first."

I looked back at her and she was an average-sized woman, definitely not clinically overweight. Of course I don't know her situation or what she was referring to, but it shocked me to hear her say that to her someone who obviously looks up to her.

He replied, "Yeah, ok, me too." We have to remember that our own issues directly influence those of our children. We want them to grow up proud of who they are, at whatever size that may be.