Mom Goes Viral For Posting A Letter Her Daughter Wrote To A Kid Who Bullied Her And Said She Was Fat
No mom wants their child to come home from school to tell them they got bullied that day, but Mel Watts is a mom living in Australia who found herself in that very situation.
Mel took this heartbreaking moment and turned it into something pretty amazing though.
She went viral for posting a letter her 8-year-old daughter Ivie wrote to a kid who bullied her and said she was fat.
Instagram; Mel is pictured above with her daughter Ivie
Mel started out her post on Instagram by saying she worries if she’s doing the right thing for her children with how she chooses to parent them.
They all require different things and respond in different ways, as they are individuals.
Mel then started talking about a letter her 8-year-old daughter Ivie wrote to a child who called her fat.
“This letter Ivie wrote to a friend who used an unkind name to describe Ivie, it wasn’t meant in a nasty way, I think it was more of a conversation but the one word stuck with her,” Mel went on to say.
“It made her feel uncomfortable, stand on scales at home and question her body shape.”
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Instagram; Ivie smiles in the photo above
Mel pointed out that this child who called Ivie such a terrible name has “a different personality to Ivie” and “a different sense of humor.”
However, I think we can all agree that no little girl at the tender age of 8 should even have the word fat in their vocabulary at all.
Mel continued to share what Ivie said in her letter to this other girl. Ivie wrote, “but this is my body, and I love who I am.”
“I’ll never change it and I don’t care what you or other people think about myself I know my mummy and dads and family love me.”
Mel has worked hard as a mom to make sure all of her children respect and love their bodies. “I tell them they need to respect it and their body deserves the respect back,” she said.
Instagram; pictured above is the letter that Ivie wrote
Mel finished her post by acknowledging how proud she is of her daughter for learning how to stand up for herself at such a young age.
“I’m also extremely happy that the other girl acknowledged that Ivie’s feelings were hurt – they were friends again afterwards.”
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