i shouldn’t even be saying child; these are things you should never say to ANYONE.
1. you aren’t really hungry
people KNOW when they’re hungry ok. discounting and putting aside one of the most primal human NEEDS, and telling someone that their need is fake and doesn’t exist, is really hurtful– this can cause eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. i have a mom who always tells me that im not really feeling hunger and this has led to some really toxic mindsets; i’m always second-guessing myself, and sometimes i am really, really hungry (i.e, i have not eaten for over 24h) and i could still be feeling really fat and gluttonous if i tried to make myself eat something. it’s evolved into something like borderline anorexia and for the sake of everyone, please dont do this to ANYONE.