At what age ok to let her get waxed?

[Anonymous]

Moms! Help!

My 14yo DD asked me when she can get a wax job for her bikini area, etc.

I just froze and told her I'll think about it. Oh my gosh!

What do you all think? Are our daughters REALLY wanting to wax it of ALREADY? I mean it just started growing for crying out loud. What is this world coming to?

Sorry if I sound uptight.

[Anonymous]

I think you need to have a conversation with her about why she wants this.

[Anonymous]

Well, to offer an alternate perspective (not a mom's-- I mean I'm a mom, but of a little one) I was very self-conscious about hair down there at that age. Less so now. With brazilians (the procedure) shown on tv, kids just know about this stuff much earlier now. I would go with her if you're going to let her get it done, and make sure the tech understands she just needs a trim for bathing suit attire. (Also you could easily punt this until bathing suit season returns.)

[Anonymous]

OP here. She insists that her friends are asking their moms the same. She think it'll make her feel "cleaner" down there, which could be a reaction to her first period not too long ago.

[Anonymous]

I think you are a dirty perv troll man, OP. or troll teenage boy.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

To 16:20: I pity you for being so naive to think that moms don't face these kinds of issues these days.

[Anonymous]

Why doesn't she want to shave it? It would seem like it would be a lot less painful for a kid...I mean, she can shave it as easily to make it 'cleaner' just as easily as waxing. Plus, it's cheaper.

I only have a young DD at this point, but honestly, I shaved when I was that age with fine results. Are you dead-set against it, or just in shock?

[Anonymous]

For me I just wouldn't want to pay for it all the time too! I don't even have enough $$ to feel fine waxing my own all the time.

[Anonymous]

My daughter strated at 12. Waxis the way to go

[Anonymous]

I would buy her a trimmer. Shaving is going to be hard to do without painful ingrown hairs, etc., which will just make her more self-conscious. Get her a trimmer, and explain or show her (like on an armpit) how to trim the hair so that it's short and even. That will provide more cleanliness, without being as big a commitment as waxing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would buy her a trimmer. Shaving is going to be hard to do without painful ingrown hairs, etc., which will just make her more self-conscious. Get her a trimmer, and explain or show her (like on an armpit) how to trim the hair so that it's short and even. That will provide more cleanliness, without being as big a commitment as waxing.

I agree. Waxing is no picnic, especially if you're doing it at a cheap place. If it's not a cheap place, I don't know that I'd be up for spending the money to have it done for DD, especially out of season. Let her get used to a trimmer or let her shave for a while - unless, of course, she uses her babysitting money to pay for it herself.

[Anonymous]

Take her with you once so she can see you get it done -- she will be so horrified she will forget all about it.

[Anonymous]

Trimmer. I would be more than a little worried why my 14 year old suddenly became concerned this issue. There may be more to this than a need to feel "cleaner."

[Anonymous]

Are there special trimmers for girls? I mean, is it the same kind of trimmer I use on my 95 year old dad's hair???? (the kind on his head).

[Anonymous]

OP here.

To 16:20: I pity you for being so naive to think that moms don't face these kinds of issues these days.

Bullshit.

Or alternatively, you have a 14 year old daughter who is using porn or has a BF who is and is encouraging her to go bald. Where else does a kid get the idea that females must get rid of their pubic hair, hm? I pity YOU if that's the issue you're actually facing.