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Ds upset about body image due to school

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WaxedStone · 11/06/2026 09:12

DS who’s 11 said to me yesterday that he hates his privates. After talking to him a bit I think he has overheard ‘locker room talk’ and become a bit insecure about himself but he seems upset about it and I don’t know what the best thing to do or say is. I’m also concerned about the andrew tate talk going on that he’s told me about. I have thought about maybe our GP if it really continues to bother him. I’m a single parent so no dad around and not really anyone male family members he can talk to so I’m at a bit of a loss. It breaks my heart that he’s feeling this way about himself

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BashfulClam · 11/06/2026 09:24

whatbrxavtly is his worry? Size, appearance? Has he hit puberty yet? I’m think many men are a bit insecure about them despite seemingly being very proud of their penises.

WaxedStone · 11/06/2026 09:32

BashfulClam · 11/06/2026 09:24

whatbrxavtly is his worry? Size, appearance? Has he hit puberty yet? I’m think many men are a bit insecure about them despite seemingly being very proud of their penises.

Appearance he said, he told me a bit because he’s comfortable with me. He hasn’t really yet which is what I tried to reassure him with but he’s still worried. I know it’s normal for everyone to be bit insecure at times, but he was crying which is what makes me worried

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BashfulClam · 11/06/2026 10:03

Aw the poor wee soul. It is difficult when you don’t have a male close enough for him to talk to and I bet he is very normal.

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