Help! Yesterday, 9-y.o. daughter didn’t want to wear a certain green shirt because “its too thin and they show.” She took off the shirt, put on an undershirt/camisole and then she put the shirt on top. But she was frustrated that “they still show!”
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if she was referring to her breasts (which evidently have started to protrude in the smallest possible way) or something else. So I asked as gently as I could, “please forgive me if I haven’t noticed something that’s obvious, but what are you talking about? What shows?”
She didn’t say anything but she seemed embarrassed and so I offered “is it your breasts?” and she said yes. I asked what would make her more comfortable. She suggested a thicker shirt. I said ‘good idea’ and off she went. Whew.
Now, I feel like I need to talk with her, and I would appreciate suggestions on the kinds of things that I should tell her about her body, as well as how I should go about getting undergarments for her. TIA.
2006-10-05
07:48:56
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