One mum has firmly put her foot down after her husband started trying to decrease their daughter's portion sizes.
On Reddit, she asked for advice - as she's keen to ensure his issues with food aren't passed on to their child.
Explaining the background, the mum said that her husband was raised in a strict household, where his parents shamed him for eating 'bad food'.
On top of this, they restricted what he could eat and it resulted in him having a bad relationship with food to this day.
Meanwhile, the mum was raised in a household where diet chat was forbidden, and they never discussed each other's weight.
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Recently, the couple's 11-year-old daughter has gone through a growth spurt - and gained a little weight.
This has sparked a row after the dad decided they should monitor her portion sizes and restrict what she eats.
Describing the situation, the mum wrote: "With her growth, she's obviously gained a little weight as you do when you get taller/eat more/get all those pre-teenage hormones working.
"She's still healthy. She's still playing basketball and swimming and doing everything she loves.
"But despite this, my husband really wants to begin monitoring her portion sizes and not letting her go for seconds, or letting her eat chips or lollies at all.
"I put my foot down and told him absolutely not, because that's a quick way to fast track an [eating disorder] at her age.
"He told me he doesn't want her to be fat like him. I told him the reason for his weight is due to his parents' attitude towards food, and that if having a fat daughter is so terrifying then we should be encouraging her to have a healthy outlook on all kinds of foods and not restricting.
"I also said he should be more scared of having a daughter with an eating disorder than having a fat daughter."
On the forum, people were keen to reassure the mum that she was going the right thing.
One person wrote: "You’re a great mother. Holidays were always my least favourite time of the year because my aunts would always comment on my body."
Another added: "Protect your daughter from these people! Your husband would also benefit from therapy with an eating disorder therapist."
A third added: "Your husband is for being a tattle-tale to his mummy. EDs are no joke. Good for you for not fostering that in your pre-teen daughter."
