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Kate said something that makes no sense to me. Help me figure this out
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 9461" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think it makes quite a bit of sense. She is probably very uncomfortable with her amazing sounding body. I had a friend who looked 22 at age 14. She looked like a BARBIE DOLL! Literally. Totally fabulously gorgeous on the outside (and a real sweetheart with a great brain, good work ethic, and the sweetest heart on the inside!). She would not walk along the road to school. For years would not. Took a much longer, convoluted walk so she was not along the roadside. One day she did go that way with me, and much older men honked and whistled and made NASTY comments. The attention was totally inappropriate and made her ashamed of her body.</p><p></p><p>Your daughter may have some of these feelings. Not much you can do about the acne and hair, she will outgrow them. Having hte staff give her compliments may not be the best route to take. I think teaching her how to work hard to achieve something, so she feels a REAL sense of accomplishment, may work better. When she WORKS for something then she KNOWS it. All the outside praise in the world will only make her more self-conscious. With B we made comments to OTHER PEOPLE about things he had done. I even had a few times I called my mom to praise him (he was a terrible eavesdropper). This praise made more of an impact on him.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully this helps.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 9461, member: 1233"] I think it makes quite a bit of sense. She is probably very uncomfortable with her amazing sounding body. I had a friend who looked 22 at age 14. She looked like a BARBIE DOLL! Literally. Totally fabulously gorgeous on the outside (and a real sweetheart with a great brain, good work ethic, and the sweetest heart on the inside!). She would not walk along the road to school. For years would not. Took a much longer, convoluted walk so she was not along the roadside. One day she did go that way with me, and much older men honked and whistled and made NASTY comments. The attention was totally inappropriate and made her ashamed of her body. Your daughter may have some of these feelings. Not much you can do about the acne and hair, she will outgrow them. Having hte staff give her compliments may not be the best route to take. I think teaching her how to work hard to achieve something, so she feels a REAL sense of accomplishment, may work better. When she WORKS for something then she KNOWS it. All the outside praise in the world will only make her more self-conscious. With B we made comments to OTHER PEOPLE about things he had done. I even had a few times I called my mom to praise him (he was a terrible eavesdropper). This praise made more of an impact on him. Hopefully this helps. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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