Makeup AIBU

[Tryingtostayyoung]

My DD age 4 went to play at one of friends houses from nursery and when I went to pick her up had makeup all over her face, obviously not properly the children had done it themselves. Took me by surprise as I've never allowed her to do that before and didn't actually like it, AIBU? What age would you have allowed that?

You sound really rather "set" in your ways. You are very PFB and Im so glad I don't ever have to invite your child to my house for a playdate.

Goady.

Nutter

I see what you mean chipped
Sheesh

Playdate at Vintage's then.

I suppose everyone has a 'thing' that they don't like. I would have a very very negative reaction if either of my DDs went to a friend's house and played with toy guns. I just have a 'thing' about it. It would never occur to me to ask permission to let a visiting child play with makeup - DDs really love covering themselves with green eyeshadow and pink blusher and they gave a full makeover to our friends' visiting DSs a few weeks ago - but if you don't like it, just tell the child's mum that you'd rather she didn't let your DD play with makeup. I would be fine with being asked to keep a child away from e.g. makeup/paints/TV or whatever. But I think it's unreasonable to assume that many/most parents would feel a need to ask permission first before letting a 4yo play with makeup, and unreasonable to be annoyed if you didn't specify that you would rather your DD wasn't allowed to do so.

All welcome and anything goes

[embarrased]

Too much blusher?

Yeah I definitely think like most people there's things i would allow that maybe other parents wouldn't like and that I wouldn't think to ask so definitely don't expect that.

Expect the unexpected.

It won't damage your child and they had fun!

Making each other up, dressing up and taking on roles is really common in my dd2's friendship group, they are ten and they do this stuff all the time. Intriguingly they don't always put on make-up to look made-up but more for pretend, they often drawn on mustaches and beards as well as paint their nails different colours, it's experimentation at its finest.

Mind you, I have been 'that parent' who returned a child to their parents with make-up on and got the look, so I know not everyone thinks its ok.