From the Chapter, "Jolen' and Me" "Jolen was my own personal torture agent. She came in a large tub of crunchy cream that was rubbed and smeared over every square inch of my body and was the brand of bleach she claimed ALL women used to solve my problem of ugly, dark hair.
The bleach should have been applied sparingly, but sparingly was not a word in 'that woman’s' vocabulary.”
We must ask ourselves, as a culture, "How far is too far when it comes to making our daughters look perfect for an imperfect world?" By subjecting impressionable tweens and teens to behaviors and beauty techniques meant for adults, we teach them a dangerous lesson in the over-valuation of looks over substance.
Most moms who engage in this perfection seeking through their daughters, are unconsciously telling their daughters that they aren't good enough.
Do we REALLY want to convey
the message to young girls that they MUST be beautiful
in order to gain acceptance and to find self-worth?
While it was encouraging to find this quote from the now famed "Botox Mom," I am not at all convinced that more mothers aren't engaging in this perfection seeking behavior through the pageant community and in neighborhoods everywhere. "The Sun published another interview with Campbell in which she vows to never, ever give her daughter Botox again: 'I am going to seek therapy for my obsession with looks so I will no longer push my insecurities about appearance on to her,' she said."
TIME MAGAZINE
MAY 18, 2011
We can only hope mothers recognize and take seriously the tragic repercussions of such pressure on their teenage daughters (ie: eating disorders, depression, etc.).
REFERENCES
ABC NEWS
TIME MAGAZINE
TEENS: PRESSURE TO BE PRETTY
STOP CALLING YOUR DAUGHTERS FAT
MOTHERS DAUGHTERS - HOW TO TALK TO EACH OTHER
HUMAN BARBIE BOOB JOB VOUCHER
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