ABSTRACT
Recently, at a barbecue, I overheard a father saying to his petite five-year-old daughter, “don’t put tomato sauce on that, you’ll get fat.” A shadow of hurt was cast over her previously excited face. She put the sauce bottle down on a nearby table and sat down. She chewed half-heartedly at her burger, kicking the legs of her plastic chair. I noticed that she disappeared off without finishing what was on her plate.
