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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't say my DD is "unattractive," but I know she is average-looking. It doesn't change the way I feel about her. There is so much more to life than being pretty. When I was growing up, everyone told me I was such a "beautiful" child--my mother, my teachers, strangers at the store--even my classmates' parents would remark that I was "the most beautiful girl in the class." I wished they would all shut up. I didn't want to be different, and it seemed superficial to me even at age 5. Why was my appearance the only thing anyone seemed to notice? I am glad it will not be like that for DD.  [/quote]

Interesting. My daughter gets this kind of reaction and I wonder how she feels about it. I know she gets preferential treatment because of how she looks. At stores, restaurants, even random people want to give her free things, tell her she's beautiful, the next Miss America, etc. She's only five now. Yes I tell her she's beautiful too, but she doesn't need to hear it every day. I tell her that she's also smart, strong, brave, creative, persistent and kind.

When people talk about how beautiful she is I say, yes, but she also is a great reader and she loves science. Friends' parents ask why she isn't a model and I explain that i would rather that she have more of a "normal" childhood.

I wonder if she also wishes that people would stop commenting on her looks.[/quote]

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