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Huffington Post // Entertainment

'My 4-Year-Old's Embarrassed Of How I Dress. Where Do I Go From Here?'

Sunday 25th May 2025, 8:00AM


A mum has opened up about her four-year-old’s surprising admission that she’s embarrassed by how her parent dresses.In a post on Reddit, the parent, who is an attorney, said she typically works from home so spends a lot of time wearing comfy clothes – yoga pants, baggy t-shirts and sweatshirts – and only tends to wear makeup for special occasions. “I didn’t realise my daughter even thought twice about how I dress or cared, I mean, she’s 4,” said the parent. “Maybe naively, I didn’t think I had anything to worry about in terms of embarrassing my kids for at least a few more years.”But it turns out that’s not the case. The parent said she was picking her child up from pre-school when her daughter spotted her and became upset. “Once we got in the car, she was able to tell me why she was upset, and told me she wished I dressed ‘prettier’ and that the clothes I wore were embarrassing,” recalled the parent.The four-year-old apparently then asked her mum to wear dresses and makeup. “I’m feeling so conflicted by this,” said the mum. “We have never commented on other people’s bodies/appearances in public or private, and we only ever give compliments in that regard towards each other and others. Maybe it’s coming from her friends at school?”The “confused” parent asked the internet masses: “Where do I go from here?”

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