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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op again.  Thank you to all for your advice.  I need some more advice -how to tell her that she is too young.  Telling her “No” invites a “I’m going to do it anyway secretly” outlook from her.   My daughter has been asking me to do these tests for the “cool” part.  I wanted to do the test for health purposes - later in life I found out my aunt had NHL cancer like me- she died from it.  Knowing health information at a young age I thought I could persuade her to live a more healthy life style ; all she eats is the usual kid carbs.  Lol right, a 10 year old is still going to eat junk food; I want her to at least eat less. For now I told her we can look into it when she’s older; this won’t hold out for too Long.[/quote]

I would acknowledge that there is something cool about it.  Affirm her feelings there. But maybe make an analogy with a tattoo. If she wanted a tattoo at age ten, even if you thought it was the super coolest tattoo ever and couldn’t wait to see her with her awesome tattoo, you still wouldn’t take her to get it because it is a decision that can’t be undone and you don’t want to make that commitment for her.

Also, I can’t remember if the you said you or your spouse had done 23 and me yet, but if you hadn’t, maybe consider holding off until she is old enough? That might make her feel better about it. [/quote]

Thank you![/quote]

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