Anonymous wrote:OP your kids are plenty old enough to be taught that we don’t talk about what people look like or wear. How rude.

Agreed. OP is a terrible mother.

Anonymous wrote:If she’s not going underwater in the pool, the answer is the same as “why do people wear makeup anywhere”

This. Because my skin looks like crap without it.

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

Most children ask such things. They have a knack for it. Adults usually teach them not to comment about others' appearance, unless it's a medical emergency. Pink is fine, blue is not!

Eh, I've had 3 kids and they've never talked about someone's appearance like that but perhaps it's because I have raised them right.

Seriously. Blue lipstick wouldn’t faze them, certainly not pink, and they usually will compliment women we see out in public whose hair and style they like. Maybe that’s the difference between raising confident kids who have been built up themselves and not insecure kids whose parents have instilled in them self consciousness and judgmentalness that makes them pick apart the appearance of others.

Anonymous wrote:I nominate this thread as the best example of the worst of DCUM. It is perfect. If I tried to write a fake thread that typified everything wrong with this forum, I could not come up with something this good.

We have a winner who finally figured it out!!

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

Definitely a troll but in any case I would be ashamed of myself had I raised my child to judge women at the pool enough to say stuff like this. Embarrassing

This is the main takeaway from the thread. I would be mortified if my children said somebody looked weird, I definitely wouldn’t be sharing it with the world. Maybe focus on the children you’re raising and not so much the appearance of grown women.

For real. My 5 yr old saw a grown man wearing elf ears waiting outside of Game Stop. She did stare probably longer than what would be polite, but she said nothing

Yes I would be mortified too. But then I wear tinted lip balm sometimes so my 5 year old would not be confused by “pink lips”.

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

Definitely a troll but in any case I would be ashamed of myself had I raised my child to judge women at the pool enough to say stuff like this. Embarrassing

This is the main takeaway from the thread. I would be mortified if my children said somebody looked weird, I definitely wouldn’t be sharing it with the world. Maybe focus on the children you’re raising and not so much the appearance of grown women.

For real. My 5 yr old saw a grown man wearing elf ears waiting outside of Game Stop. She did stare probably longer than what would be polite, but she said nothing

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

Definitely a troll but in any case I would be ashamed of myself had I raised my child to judge women at the pool enough to say stuff like this. Embarrassing

This is the main takeaway from the thread. I would be mortified if my children said somebody looked weird, I definitely wouldn’t be sharing it with the world. Maybe focus on the children you’re raising and not so much the appearance of grown women.

I don’t wear a full face or makeup to the pool, or anywhere. But I do put time and effort into appearance. I will always appreciate when other women (and men) take the time and effort to look nice when in public- even if their style is different than mine.

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

I agree. My children wouldn’t care, notice, or say anything.

I nominate this thread as the best example of the worst of DCUM. It is perfect. If I tried to write a fake thread that typified everything wrong with this forum, I could not come up with something this good.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like she looks good and enjoys wearing makeup and looking nice. Teach your child not to say unkind things about people.

+1

OP, do you teach your kids that anything that doesn’t look like you is weird or is limited to women who wear makeup and bikinis? What about brown skin? What about hair that’s a different texture than yours? Weird too?

Why do you care?

Because your kid asked about her lipstick? Hope you took advantage of the teachable moment to tell your kid not to judge others’ personal appearance. The correct answer to your kid’s question, “isn’t it pretty?” With no snark.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like she looks good and enjoys wearing makeup and looking nice. Teach your child not to say unkind things about people.

And also, teach your child not to talk about other people's appearances in public. Period. Weight, makeup, jewelry.

Yes. I don’t wear make up but I hope you didn’t want let your kids comment go by without telling them it was rude

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I doubt her child asked any such thing. It’s like the Hollywood version of childhood where they all say precocious things.

Most children ask such things. They have a knack for it. Adults usually teach them not to comment about others' appearance, unless it's a medical emergency. Pink is fine, blue is not!

Eh, I've had 3 kids and they've never talked about someone's appearance like that but perhaps it's because I have raised them right.