Carolyn Hax: Mom of ‘beautiful’ girl tries ground her amid all the fuss
| Her 7-year-old daughter is "people-stop-us-on-the-streets beautiful." How can she raise her not to put too much emphasis on her looks? |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Carolyn Hax is away. The following is from Dec. 2, 2007. Dear Carolyn: I have never been beautiful. Cute, yeah, but never beautiful. Fine. It suits my tomboyish persona. Now I have a daughter who is, at 7, beautiful. Not "I'm the mom" beautiful or "I wish she were" beautiful, but honest-to-God, people-stop-us-on-the-streets beautiful. It's starting to be a problem. She's starting to think it about herself and — frankly — I don't even want her to know. She's a sporty kid and not particularly girly. But my mom is spending a fortune on "outfits." My mother-in-law tried to talk me into a casting call and really wouldn't let it rest until it was past. Her teachers call her "pretty girl," and if I had a buck for every stranger who made a comment, I could quit my day job. How do I make sure she doesn't start placing too much emphasis on her looks? — Annapolis | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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