Whether or not I would have become anorexic even if I never set foot in a gym is unknowable. But it is undeniable that the coaching environment I grew up in accelerated any tendencies I might have had. …

When parents and adults responsible for the care of children start putting their own egos ahead of integrity and truth and the defense of children — what aren’t they willing to accept? What unhinged falsehood might an otherwise sane adult be convinced of, in order to garner social acceptance and praise from those with perceived power?

You may think you wouldn’t put your child’s health and safety at risk by furthering what may seem a harmless distortion of truth, even endorsed by medical professionals caught up in the same insane whirlwind normalizing abuse of children, but might you?

I think it’s a question parents need to ask themselves each and every day, as the world sends increasingly distorted messages to us regarding what’s in the best interest of our children.

[Indeed. We are seeing this play out before our eyes in the transgender social contagion and the devastating and permanent disfigurement of a generation of children. It is yet another manifestation of the impulse among adults to validate themselves through children, theirs or others’. Be sure to read all of this devastating account by a former elite gymnast, and bookmark her Substack. — Ed]