My granddaughter is beautiful, and . . . .?

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She's 10, year 6 and people actually stop us in the street to tell her she's beautiful. This has been going on for her lifetime. She says thank you.
She says, 'thanks, I'm also really smart and I'm a good climber'.
Her looks are the only thing that strangers comment on.
Thankfully, she's level headed. Her class had a one-off lesson on how the media treats girls and women, and she had a lot to say about it - so did her friends.
A girl's looks are not the most important thing about her. We all know this, except random strangers don't seem to have got the message.

Well they could of at least said it behind your back!

I wouldn’t worry too much OP. From experience, girls who are considered physically ”beautiful” pre-puberty usually end up pretty average when they grow up. The real stunners are often those who were considered “ugly ducklings” as children.

We tend to value different features in children than we do in adults, ie a heart-formed face and rose-bud mouth may be very cute in a small girl, whereas a strong jawline and cheekbones will be much more striking in an adult. And of course body shape, skin, hair, confidence etc all change through adolescence and contribute hugely to perceived attractiveness. Very, very often “beautiful” children end up average-looking at best.

Of course you’re right to encourage your GD to value her talents and personality over looks. She’ll always have those, while it’s likely that she’ll be considered “average-looking” in a few years’ time - which IMO isn’t a bad thing at all.

maybe you have resting bitch face with? 😄

whoop
Probably...

Also people need to remember there's a difference between being beautiful and attractive.

Both are subjective though.

I do think most kids are called cute/beautiful etc regardless.

But I agree with a PP that it’s cringe-worthy for her to reply to compliments with a list of what she’s good at. She should just say thank you, or maybe add that looks aren’t important.

Does she really say “thanks I’m smart and a good climber too”?

Bwah ha ha
My 9 year old is so beautiful she already has eyes on Samantha Brick's husband.

‘I’m smart’, sounds very American and conveys a slightly different meaning to the U.K. OP are you in the U.S?

Well done to your granddaughter for adding that she’s smart and a good climber.

No these were truly stunning girls, they have no reason to be jealous of me st all
What nasty bitches, smug about their own looks and to call someone ugly, just horrible.