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AIBU that my child is not the unusual one !

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Lostmymarbles25 · 03/10/2023 14:36

group mum chat today and we were discussing the birthday parties coming up and Christmas ( they do a class secret Santa ) quite a few were suggesting the girls wanted vouchers for Sephora etc for some face cream routine stuff and some kind of elephant cream 😅 they have just gone in to year 5 so mainly 9 approaching 10.
I was explaining that for DD that she would be happy with any sort of squishy / anime surprise bags / fidget toys / rocks. This was described as unusual ?
I don’t think it’s that unusual - she would not know what Sephora is or the difference in face creams !
will she start to fall behind in what her peers are growing in to ? If I suggested face cream for Christmas she would probably cry 😂😂😂
she is not in to her dolls as much anymore but more like Sanrio character / anime figures / slime / fidgets / art sets / rocks / mini brands / mini verse etc
I don’t remember it being this unusual at this age.

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PuttingDownRoots · 03/10/2023 14:51

My 12yo would look at you as if you were bonkers.
10yo likes a bit of eye shadow or lip gloss but has no idea on brands.

Most of their friends seem similar

piscesangel · 03/10/2023 14:46

I had my eyes opened to this only this weekend - we had a shopping trip with my 11 year old niece (so a little older than your DD but not much) and she wanted to head to Space NK to look at Drunk Elephant and other skincare. We were taken aback but when we got there we were fighting through crowds of tweens! It seems times are definitely changing

BabyofMine · 03/10/2023 14:41

Sounds absolutely normal, grown adults encouraging expensive face creams for 9 years olds and shaming a mother for their child liking age-appropriate toys should be ashamed of themselves.

SherbetDips · 03/10/2023 14:39

She sounds like a Normal 9/10 year old. The only thing I could think a 9/10 year old might want from a shop like that is lip balm or nail polish.