I know this sounds twattish. I really do. But it is a genuine issue.
DD is lovely to look at. She is 15. The first thing to say is that she absolutely does not think or believe that she is pretty. She doesn't believe it and she thinks people are being silly. So far, so balanced.
The issue is that she is gawjuss. To the extent of random modelling agencies calling up, slightly mad lovelorn teens knocking on the door, two stalkers already, and all her brother's friends making our home their destination of choice because DS's sister is so 'hot'.
She is so weary of this. She suffers very badly from asthma and hayfever so summer in the UK is hell already. She has a trail of love-lorn teens at school, who all come to watch if she ever so much as lifts a tennis racquet. She comes home and her (younger) brother's hormonal friends are prowling the house for a glimpse of her. The tennis club is worse. So she retreats to her room, wheezing and uncomfortable, trying to hide away from blokes.
She looked so sad tonight and so tired and wheezy. Is there any way from protecting her from all this? I have already told DS not to invite any of his friends here this holiday who think DD is 'hot'. He looked stricken. Apparently this means that none of his friends will be allowed around this summer. But even so, I reckon DD needs a break.
WWYD - and yes I know this sounds twattish