No to My Beautiful Mommy
The Knife Coach Says ‘No’ to “My Beautiful Mommy” – A Children’s Book about Plastic Surgery
As the mother of A 16-year-old girl who has more than one experience with a needle, laser beam, and scalpel, the need for a comic book about how to tell your kids about your cosmetic surgery baffles me.
What is more mystifying is the media’s obsession with one Florida plastic surgeon’s tasteless vision of what “mommies” look like in My Beautiful Mommy.
Most kids would be embarrassed to have their moms flaunting their bare midriff and torpedo-shell boobs all over the mall. While the idea on its face may seem harmless, the execution looks like something a teenage boy’s fantasies are made of. This Disneylike cartoon, puzzles and games the author is now promoting under his brand, is reminiscent of books like, “Where Do Babies Come From?” Parenting presents many challenges indeed, not the least of which is explaining sex and birth to kids, but making a case for why mommy needs new boobs is an intensely personal issue that every parent should deal with in a manner they feel most comfortable with – or not.
Many of my clients struggle with whether to come clean about their cosmetic enhancements with their toddlers, especially girls. My advice is that 4-year olds have no filter and unless you want them telling all their preschool buddies about your sucked out thighs and lip injections, KEEP IT A SECRET and send them to grandma’s until you heal up.
Consider the message you are sending to young girls who are so vulnerable about their own self-image before normalizing cosmetic surgery too young. And please save your $19.95!
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