Originally Posted by ricechickie

Mom talks to daughter: We're all born with things we don't necessarily like about our bodies. We can either accept those things, or we can try to fix those things.

I'm much too shallow to learn to love my body the way it is, or develop inner resources, so I'm going to undergo surgery to get "fixed." Then I'll look much better.

I'll be fixing the nose you inherited from me. I'll also be fixing the thighs you inherited from me. I'll be enlarging the chest you inherited from me.

But, sweetie, you're beautiful just the way you are! At least you are now. But in the future, you, too, can fix all of those hideous defects that are forcing me under the knife.