children and threading

[somegroovychick]

Re: children and threading

@bebo

Since this is directed towards me I am answering. For you may be boob job is an extreme thing but for some flat chested teen and her parents it won’t be. Little facial hair is nothing compared to what girls who are flat chested have to endure in high school. I have seen parents allowing boob job as present to their daughters. Yes we can say it is horrible but their argument is exact same as many of you are putting forth. What good is just words of wisdom when they are ignored in particle life.
In this age both boy and girls, their bodies are changing in all sort of different ways. Some are getting taller some are developing early. As a parent you do what is best for your child and I think its better to instill values like self worth and confidence than to succumb to peer pressure.

but that is reflective of their own personal values; i don’t think a parent who allows their child a boob job or a nose job would do so if they themselves weren’t ok with it. waxing and threading are different in that they are two things that almost every girl i know does at some point in her life. it isn’t taboo, it isn’t a permanent alteration of their being, its not cost prohibitive. more importantly, if it helps them feel more confident about themselves and keeps them from becoming a target for bullies, then i guess i don’t see the harm. if your daughter had acne, would you also prevent her from getting treatment for it, even though it would be purely cosmetic?

building up your daughter’s self-esteem and instilling self-confidence and self-worth in her are a given. i don’t think allowing personal grooming into the mix should mess with that.