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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have her do her own nails with polish or with press on nails / nail glue. All of this is less expense and effort than having acrylic nails done. And all can be undone much easily.

Acrylic nails require lots of  time and money to maintain. And if you don't continue to maintain, they look awful. This is not for a 14 year old.[/quote]

It’s not about the expense. It’s about what it says about a person. Those kind of nails on a young teen screams trash, lax parenting, and possibly fast crowd. No thanks.[/quote]

I actually disagree with this. They are so mainstream now I think the scream "I am a teenage girl and want to be like everyone else."[/quote]

Most girls who want the fake nails are trying to be popular or impress boys. [/quote]
I read your comment to my teen and she said boys don’t care about nails and nails don’t make you popular with other girls. According to her, they’re just a personal preference.

Personally, I think having your nails done (not necessarily having fake nails or even very long nails, but manicured, polished nails) is considered by teenage girls to be like an accessory that is a finishing touch when they’re really dressed up. It completes the look.[/quote]

Teens don’t often realize it but they are always subconsciously trying to fit in. They see other popular girls with nails and then they want them too. [b]How come second graders don’t want nails?[/b] Why isn’t it a personal preference then? Because they don’t see their peers with them. They don’t even know long nails exist. The middle schoolers all see the put together cool girls with done up nails, crop tops, Lululemon clothing, Nike Air Max shoes, leggings with socks pulled up and booty shorts and they want to be part of it all.[/quote]

Many do.  They had these in the kids section of Toys R Us when it was open. Press ons with little kid designs and characters.  My daughter loved them and her two grandmas always bought them for her.  They weren’t like the ones I our kids want now but yes, little kids like nails and play makeup or real makeup too.  And I don’t wear makeup or ever get my nails done.  [/quote]

Only because the adults push it on them. My daughter never knew any of that existed - we didn’t do play makeup or anything. It’s just not necessary at that age.[/quote]

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