kids have a 6th sense for what's shocking or stretches the limit, they like to test boundaries and get attention. negative attention is still attention. it's really up to the adult figures (parents, etc) to show them when they've crossed a line, and people tend to overlook it, esp when it comes to weight (that's been my experience). maybe their embarrassed, or feel like it's not that big a deal, or a combination.
plus, I know it can be easier to accept a negative comment as "truth" and then when a compliment comes along to brush it aside as someone just trying to be nice, ha.
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