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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Watching a clothing commerical with my DD the other day, a model strutted down the street in amazingly high, platform shoes.  I said to my daughter, "it doesn't look like those shoes would be very easy, or comfortable, to walk in.  She replied, "beauty hurts".

I felt my heart sink.  How could my girl have learned that already?  That she has to endure pain to be "pretty"?  That makes me so sad.  Even as I strap on my own high heels (Ok they are not platforms) and march off to work, eyebrows waxed, spanx tight.

Suffice to say the TV's been unplugged since.

Just a vent, I guess.[/quote]

I think you massively overreacted.  This is a nice opportunity to have a discussion about this issue, but when you get upset and then keep her away from TV you are sending her the message that she shouldn't communicate anything that is possibly inflammatory to you.  Which will lead to her not communicating anything at all.  She's going to say all sorts of things in the future and if you see them as major big deals I can guarantee you will not have an open, communicative relationship with your DD.[/quote]

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