So my daughter is twelve. She looks a bit young for her age, but starting to look like a teenager.I am middle aged, short, average looking and Latina. She has all our recessive genes: blonde, blue, very pretty. I'm a Hufflepuff; she's a Griffendor.I am not girly at all. I'm pretty much a nerd. My clothes consist of business suits, workout clothes and jeans/t-shirts. I don't wear makeup (even at my wedding). Because of my race/ethnicity, I don't really grow body hair.She's not super into looking cute, but she's experimenting with it, and I am clueless. I don't know how to shave legs beyond a twenty second once over on the shin. I don't know how to choose makeup or apply it. I don't know how to find clothes that are flattering and cute. I don't know anything about hair styles other than the basics.So...I kind of let her drive her own style train. But what if she's looking out of touch and I don't notice? What if she follows in my footsteps and later regrets that she didn't get any style/fashion skills? Or, what if I offer to outsource this advice to more knowledgeable people, and she thinks I expect her to me more girly?I know that being a middle schooler can be quite tough. I want her to feel she has the option to choose her own aesthetic. Is that what I say? "You can choose your own style and I'll try to help you?" via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2eb3ayh
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