Posted by BeardedLady on November 12, 2002, at 13:26:19
In reply to Re: I hate myself, posted by jyl on November 12, 2002, at 12:52:09
> just because i dont leave the house much does not mean my kids wil grow up and lock themselves in.
> does it?I can't answer that. I don't know your situation, but it's not appropriate for anyone to judge you.
I know that I fret about it because my daughter is a sponge. She has great intuition and remembers everything. And when I think she's not listening, she is.
My daughter told me the other day she wasn't eating the rest of her lunch because she was getting a little fat. (She is almost five and taller than a size five and skinnier than a size four.) I was flabberghasted. "What made you say that? You are a perfect little girl." She said, "Well, you go to Weight Watchers because you're fat." (It's my fault. I am not fat, but I say I am. I am 5'4" and 140 pounds--overweight, but not fat.)
Don't think for a moment that a child whose mother looks in the mirror and says, "My butt's too big for these jeans" isn't going to say the same thing very soon.
As for whether your personality will rub off on your kids, I don't know how it can't in some way.
Beardy
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