When your Daughter wants to wear Makeup: Lessening the Trauma (for yourself!)

Mom helping daughter apply makeup

 by Stephanie Partridge

I will never forget that day.  My bright, beautiful 13 year old daughter bounced into my room and sidled up to me, unable to conceal that gleam in her eye.  She could barely contain herself (she has always been a very happy, bubbly, smiley girl) as she whispered, "Mom, I want to start wearing makeup."

Screech!

My little girl was growing up.

Now granted, she had played dress up and "worn" makeup.  But this was different.  Now she wanted to wear makeup "for real."  In a flash, her young life sped through my mind.  I saw her, at this moment, playing with her dolls and the next wearing makeup.   This led to a slippery slope (in my mind) of high heels, prom dresses and (gasp!) boys.  It wasn't supposed to be like this!  She was supposed to be my little girl forever!  Of course, my imagination far exceeded the reality of the situation.

I stopped my racing, panicked mind, took a deep breath and smiled (a sickly smile, but a smile all the same).  "Why do you want to wear makeup?"  I asked, looking at her beautiful, peaches and cream complexion, wondering why in the world would she want to put makeup on that gorgeous face.

"I want to be beautiful like you."  She replied simply, as if I should have already known that. READ More on When your Daughter wants to wear Makeup: Lessening the Trauma (for yourself!)