To let my 2 year old DD wear make up every day?

[BritneysChaps]

My 2yo DD wears make-up. And instead of being horrified, I think it makes her look absolutely fab. She's my only child has always been a real girlie girl.

I split with her dad when she was 1, so it has always just been the two of us. It's a really great way to bond.

She loves it all and has had so much practice that she can do everything herself - apart from eyelash curlers and mascara lol. I love seeing her all dressed up - I spend a fortune on her outfits and make-up just really finishes off the look.

Anyway the reason I'm posting is we were at a playgroup and all of the other mums were whispering about us. I confronted them and one told me it was disgusting and that I was sexualising her - I mean really why would wearing make up make her more likely to be abused?

I reckon they are just jealous that my DD looks so pretty. I don't see what the problem is and think other people should mind their own business.

cloudhopper - not quite sure which 'she' you mean?

If you mean the OP, then (as my link suggests) the wording in the OP was lifted by TheDevilWearsPrimark (disguised as BritneyChaps) from a 'true story' in PickMeUp magazine. TDWP did this as a wind-up, as said before.

If you mean GHorton, her post was on
Mon 22-Feb-10 11:43:54 (i.e. just a few posts ago).

I am assuming this is a wind-up and no-one would actually be that dumb...having said that, if it is real, do you realise the shite that they put in cosmetics- even hypo-allergenic (which is just fragrance free, basically? If you are not buying natural, chemical free cosmetics you are piling a whole load of chemicals onto a young child's developing skin and putting her at risk of cancer, infertility/early puberty (some chemicals can mimic natural hormones), and god knows what else! see here
Apart from all that, she is a CHILD, not an adult and you are stealing away from her that innocence and putting an unhealthy and superficial emphasis on appearance, rather than her own skills and strengths/qualities as a unique person, not your mini-clone!!
However, I will step off the soap box as this HAS to be a wind up. Oh, and I am clearly green with envy, natch.

Ach, Bo-llox, tis a wind up, what a relief! I'll have my soap box back now, if you don't mind.
Ta

I dont think you are sexualising her, that is silly of them to say but she is only two and to think about makeup at such a young age and her looks so much, is, to me, disturbing and I would not be happy with this

But she is your daughter and if you are both hhappy then that is all that matters but it is not something I like to see on little girls (a bit of makeup on special occaision maybe but not every day and not so young) but again, it is up to you

Hate to think what her skin is going to be like when she gets older.

Personally I think you want a friend not a daughter.

I do think you are sexualising her.

She prob have kids by 14.

YABU your dd is 2 not 22 she does not need that crap on her face. Find other ways to bond, there is plenty of time for her to have make up and now is not the time. Do you want her looking like a mini lolita at 2!. Its fine if this is playing at dressing up but its not! Glad my 3 year old is not like that

Can I just quote Littlefish on Fri 12-Feb-10 19:09:10

"Keep up Piglet"

HAHAHA Piglet does it AGAIN!!

Do any of you supporters of children wearing make up know why women do this? Do you also realise that lipstick is used to let a man know that a woman is up for it. You silly women.

I am a feminsist but one of dds presents is a cheap makeup compact from the poundshop. Why? Whenever I rarely go out, I put makeup on and dd insists on putting my makeup on. She absolutely loves it. It does conflict with my ideals but hey; it's christmas and it's quite tribal.

Sorry I forgot to mention that that painted lips are supposed to represent a vagina. I don't think this extreme should be the norm in this day and age and I would ocassionally allow my 6 yr old daughter to wear make up, but very little and not to go out. Why give your daughters the idea of dressing up all the time, when we all know the inevitable when they grow up and attract men. Surely it's more important to encourage independance

Yes; but is a two year old doing it to look sexual? NOOOOOOO. She's doing it because it's natutural to copy mummy who last tiem I checked is allowed to be a sexual being.

i only wear makeup once every month if that and i don't think i need to explain that painting my lips looks like a foofoo at this age.

grrrrrrrrrrrr old thread, why do people bring up old threads have they nothing better to do, they should be left alone, start new ones ffs

pagwatch do you know that link you posted has a virus threat?
britney chaps either you are a journalist looking for material or an idiot who will have to live with herself when her daughter accidently pokes herself in the eyes with a mascara wand or glues them shut trying to put on fake lashes. She is a baby not a doll.

thank god its not real, i posted before reading the whole thread, it is scary how some people think it is acceptable and every time i see a pic of suri i feel and [fshocked] she is a nightmare diva in the making and it looks like katie holmes is using her as a freind substitute which is very sad.

You put your dd in cheap cosmetics? Urgh. Babies need Creme de la Mer, shu uemura or chantecaille. Their skin is so sensitive at that age.

YANBU as long as you don't enter her in those ghastly pageants. Proper child modelling is the way forward - so good for their confidence.