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Mommy, what’s Botox? And why don’t your lips move?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My soul shuddered a bit when I read Newsweek online’s story about a new book titled “My Beautiful Mommy.” It’s a children’s book, written by a Florida plastic surgeon, in which a mother explains to her young daughter why mommy is having a nose job and a tummy tuck. “Naturally,” writes Newsweek, “it has a happy ending: mommy winds up “even more” beautiful than before.”
And to make the whole thing even more gag-inducing, the book publication is being timed to Mother’s Day.
You can read the full Newsweek online story here.
I started to outline my objections, but you know, it just sort of speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Why don’t I hang this pinata up nice and high, and anyone who wants can take a swing at it with a nice big stick.
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By momtoAlex&Max
April 23, 2008 7:52 AM | Link to this
Funny we are also discussing this in the mom blog today. Even though I agree with you, I am pretty sure that there are going to be several posts today that think this is a wonderful idea.
As for me, I’m lining up to swing at that pinata.
By Kat
April 23, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this
Can’t….stop…gagging….
This is what happens when people who know nothing about children OR books decides they are enough of an expert to kindly share their ignorance with the world. (Madonna’s children’s “books” being a prime example.)
My prescription for counteracting the unfortunate symptoms induced by this book: buy your daughters a copy of A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon, and Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon by Patty Lovell and David Catrow, and call me in the morning. Or when My Beautiful Mommy goes out of print, whichever comes first.
By Kat
April 23, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this
Oooh…if the first two books don’t do the trick, follow up with a dose of The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. No little girl could read all three of those without feeling beautiful and empowered.
By Joyce
April 23, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this
I tore up my dream list of plastic surgery lifts, tucks, etc. while watching “The Bachelor” Monday night. The balloon lips and stretched face on that California mom was scary. All I could think was that if I was her daughter, I would marry the guy in Vegas before introducing him to MOM.