For reference, my kids both reached 30kg when they were seven!
Anger is all I can feel for the "parents".
Parents of malnourished girl were warned she could die, but father dismissed concerns as 'crazy', court told
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Nath@aussie.zone to australia@aussie.zone
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PeterLG@theblower.au 3 weeks ago
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
17 years old, under 50lbs?
It’s fucked up they let the parents keep the kid till they killed her.
Nath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
They didn’t. The kid is fine.
This case is interesting, as the kid was off the radar. She was homeschooled, and part of the reason it’s newsworthy is that the dance instructors didn’t really have a channel to report their concerns to Child Protection like a teacher would.
The case is still unfolding, as the parents are still in court and more details are released.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The more you read the weirder it gets. It’s like they’re trying to keep her as a child and starving her I guess is part of that since it stunts growth? These people are beyond crazy, they’re “gunna be a Youtube video one day” kinda nuts.
Tooden@aus.social 3 weeks ago
2ugly2live@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
She was a dancer. How she manged that at that weight is insane. I hope she’s doing well and is able to recover in some capacity.
No1@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That poor girl.
And those shithead parents. What were they doing it for?
shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Wouldn’t surprise me, the things that people are willing to do for ballet is ridiculous, and it takes a pretty big toll on your body.
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
They also engaged in infantilising behaviour. fuckheeads shoulda bought a doll
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I wouldn’t be surprised, after reading all about the situation, if the girl was also being sexually groomed, and this was all an elaborate act to keep her looking a certain way.