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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this is trite, but I would say something like..

You know how your favorite color is green and someone else's favorite color is blue, well, everyone has a different opinion about what is their favorite, or what is "pretty", or what their favorite ice cream flavor is.  Some people like blue eyes, other green eyes; some people like blonde hair, others black hair.[b]  So, you are beautiful, maybe not to everyone, but you are to me, and there will be others who will think you are beautiful, too.[/b]

As you get older, your beauty fades.  The only beauty that will last is the beauty on the inside.  And for many, a beautiful person on the inside makes the person look beautiful on the outside too. It's like a light shining from the inside out.  This is the only real beauty that will last a lifetime.

I know.. trite, but this is how I explained it to my 8 yr old DD.  [/quote]

Oh dear God.  Just tell her of course she is!  This is not hard, people![/quote]
I will not lie to my child about her looks or her abilities, but I did tell her that to me she is beautiful.[/quote]

That obviously means she is not beautiful.  Your child is not dumb.  [/quote]

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