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Skintchick is my dd wants practical help she asks for it, at 13 she is perfectly capable of communicating her needs to me.
She wanted reassurance that her face looked ok. I could have beaten around the bush, avoided the question etc but I told her yes.
That is what she wanted to hear, it made her feel better about it.. there is no 'teasing' out of the problem, the problem is she has spots, they make her feel self conscious. Normal stuff.£608.98
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Person_one wrote: »When the vast majority disagree with you, sometimes its as simple as you being wrong.
It is possible to do things in a different way from the majority and still not be wrong!
The thing I like to take from these discussions is the chance to look at the way I do things and question whether that is the best way/the right way for me.0 -
Person_one wrote: »Never miss an opportunity do you WW?
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thatgirlsam wrote: »Skintchick is my dd wants practical help she asks for it, at 13 she is perfectly capable of communicating her needs to me.
She wanted reassurance that her face looked ok. I could have beaten around the bush, avoided the question etc but I told her yes.
That is what she wanted to hear, it made her feel better about it.. there is no 'teasing' out of the problem, the problem is she has spots, they make her feel self conscious. Normal stuff.
THat's because she is your DD. But if MY DD asked me that she'd have grown up with me, so she'd need/want a different answer to the one you would give.
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If a quick "You're fine" gives that little bit of confidence, they're out the door and don't give what you said another thought, that would be appropriate.
In your opinion. Not in mine.:cool: DFW Nerd Club member 023...DFD 9.2.2007 :cool::heartpuls married 21 6 08 :A Angel babies' birth dates 3.10.08 * 4.3.11 * 11.11.11 * 17.3.12 * 2.7.12 :heart2: My live baby's birth date 22 7 09 :heart2: I'm due another baby at the end of July 2014! :j
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skintchick wrote: »THat's because she is your DD. But if MY DD asked me that she'd have grown up with me, so she'd need/want a different answer to the one you would give.
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If I had said 'fine' to my son when asked such a question, he would have thought I wasn't listening to him. He would find it dismissive.
What skintchick says is correct, different families have different dynamics. We have never sugar-coated the pill in ours and he would not expect such an answer from us.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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skintchick wrote: »In your opinion. Not in mine.
No, it's knowing what's right for the person involved - that's why the sentence had the "If" at the beginning.0 -
thatgirlsam wrote: »Good luck with the teenage years
And that's not patronising at all, of course.
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