My Beautiful Mommy: Plastic Surgery Book For Kids
My Beautiful Mommy tells the story of a little girl whose mother gets a tummy tuck and breast implants (did you guys know that this combo is referred to as a “mommy makeover”?) along with a nose job for good measure. Before the woman goes into surgery, she explains to her daughter,”You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.”
No, I’m not kidding.
H/T: Jezebel
I was just reading about this on Dlisted. Horrifying.
This is pathetic! I am with Jag and I to am disgusted!
Do they go into any detail about the ribs and internal organs they had to remove to give the mommy on the cover that wasp waist?
I’m not sure Jane. All I know is that It makes me happy to say that I spend my money on beer.
Just a thought…if a woman is going to have plastic surgery, then it’s probably not a bad idea to have a conversation with her daughter about it beforehand–”I’m making a personal decision, you’re beautiful just the way you are, etc.”
But yeah, this is disturbing.
Good point, Goldnl.
How is a woman getting a tummy tuck, a breast implants, and a nose job going to be able to say “beautiful just the way you are” without laughing?
Disturbing, wrong, and bad parenting. Pretty standard for 2008.
“Mommy wants to be a MILF, honey.”
simply appalling.
These fucking quacks are despicable people. All this book is intended to do is create an new generation of women that have a personal appearance complex. Job security if you will.
Don’t be surprised if they try putting breast implants in ten year olds before too long. Anything for a buck.
gives me an idea for nifty grade-b horror movie — mommy ends up draining the blood of her own daughter so she can ‘feel better’.
I think I just vomited in my mouth a little.
Indeed. Me too.
Real moms don’t need bigger boobs. We need what we have lifted back up where they belong. We don’t need a new nose. We can already smell the diapers across the room. How about making a secret pocket in our thigh fat to hide an extra set of car keys when ours get flushed down the toilet? I could really use an extra set of arms. That would be a great mommy makeover.
anyone else notice how the “new mommy” looks a lot like a DIsney princess? RIght down to the sparkly pixie dust.
While she’s at it, how about revirginization? Everybody needs a second chance, right?
I do have to admit to thoughts about a hairless stomach after my recent shave for a laparoscopic appendectomy. But even that seems like too much trouble.
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This is horible it made me puke a bit. I’m only 11 years old and I think it would scare me if my mom got that much of a makeover. Real moms don’t care acout what they look like and are more focoused on getting us to school on time. It’s great for a two year old but I find it quite depressing.
Wow u said it!!!
Nice job. She can think for herself and she is only 11 years old. She would be good on a talkshow.
ok, and i can’t believe i’m admitting this, and i know somehow i will get slammed for it, i have to say i am torn on this one. the nose job and sparkles are a bit much, but sometimes “plastic” surgery is necessary.
you see, until the market went to poo, i was planning to have plastic surgery, and as soon as it is affordable to me again, i will. the reason i was going to do this is simple. i had an emergency c-section performed on me while i was technically dead in order to get puddles (my little girl) out alive. they took me apart so fast, the doctor literally ripped my lower abdomen muscles apart, not knowing if they would be able to bring me back or not. obviously they did, or i wouldn’t be writing this, but needless to say, putting me back together was a nifty trick. although i had over 150 internal stitches, after 8 years, i have hernias, the muscles are not supporting my organs properly, and i have pain in that area. the only way to repair this is through plastic surgery, where the muscles will be repaired, hernias and scar tissue removed, and excess skin left over from the repairs tucked. i don’t anticipate being smaller, but it sure will be nice to not hurt if i lift over 10 pounds and be able to sit up without rolling over on my side in the mornings.
what if mom had gastric bypass to lose weight to save her life and then surgery to get rid of excess skin? or breast cancer and a single mastectomy and then decided to get an implant?
i think condemning this idea on the surface is a bit premature. granted, the book should have gone about it a little differently, but everyone should realize that not all plastic surgery is designed to make you look, well, plastic.
I don’t think all plastic surgery is bad. Seriously.
In this case, I just pondered the vanity side of it as the book apparently focused on nose jobs, cheek reconstruction etc.
I know several women who had reconstructive surgery due to breast cancer, etc.
Thanks for sharing a different view.