Today my daughter came home and asked me if I thought her thighs were fat- I looked at her a little dumbfounded- I almost thought she was mocking me. When I asked her why in the world she said that she said someone in school was making fun of her legs! Anyone that has seen her knows she doesn't have an inch of fat on her . It makes me think- is she so self conscious of her legs because she sees and hears me criticize myself so much or are children honestly that damn mean at 9 they are already being critiqued on their looks. This worries me as a mother as I'm sure it would most mothers. I hope my daughter takes my hard work in the gym as something to be proud of but not of something that holds a standard too high for anyone this young.
I am certainly concerned that my 9 year old already has a complex with her body when she is not even of age for her body to even begin the process of developing . As a woman of almost 30 I've struggled with the way I've looked for almost 15 years now- I really don't want my daughter to start obsessing about it now .
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