Mum slammed for taking punishment too far after daughter, 9, insults food

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A mum has been slammed for how she punished her daughter after she insulted her cooking. The anonymous woman explained that her nine-year-old daughter, Evelyn, has been "testing boundaries" lately - saying rude, hurtful comments out of the blue, from critiquing people's clothing, weight, or other physical features. "Absolutely rude statements that my husband and I would never say about anyone, ever," the mum added. "Whenever she has made these sorts of comments, we have had serious discussions with her about how inappropriate and hurtful they are, and we urge her to think before she speaks next time." One night, when she got home from work early, she decided to cook a beef stew from scratch while her husband slept - she explained that he