That's what my 6-year-old said to me as she twirled in her dress. "I look HOT in this. Right, Mama?"
"No, honey," I said. "You look wonderful, and beautiful, and fancy, and super-cute, and your dress is awesome, but you don't look 'hot.'"
"Yes I do. I look HOT." And she waggled her hips for good measure.
"Do you know what 'hot' means?"
"Um, duh. Like I look really good and--stylish."
"No, sweetie. 'Hot' means you look sexy. And sexy is something grown-up bodies can look like, but your body isn't grown up yet. So, you look great--but you don't look hot. And no one should think you look hot, because you're not grown up enough yet to look hot or be sexy."
"Oh. Well, I'll just have to tell the girls at school to stop saying 'hot' then. I guess they don't know. But I can teach them!"
Yep. Yep, you can.
1 comment:
Well said. You look hot. Your daughter does not.
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