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[quote=Anonymous]DD, 16, often complains about the way she looks. Every day, she calls herself ugly, fat, disgusting, etc. I think she’s beautiful, obviously, but she’s not “conventionally attractive” and that really seems to bug her. I’ve never been one for nice clothes or makeup, but I want her to be happy so I’ve supplied her with these things over the past couple of years. Still, this doesn’t seem to help. I constantly reassure her that looks aren’t the most important thing about her and that she is beautiful despite beauty standards, but she calls me a liar and says I’m just saying what she wants to hear.

Yesterday, DD was yelling at me after I refused to buy her a *very* expensive makeup product, and said that it was my fault she was ugly. I said something I now really regret, basically along the lines of: “It’s not my job to make you look nice. If you think you’re fat, loose weight. If you don’t like your hair, change it. I think you are beautiful, but if you hate yourself so much, do something about it.”

Since then, I’ve said how sorry I am and that I take back everything I said. However, she is giving me the silent treatment and refused to go to school today.

I feel horrible and disgusted with myself. How can I fix this?[/quote]

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