New children's book takes on mommy's plastic surgery

AP ^ | 04/17/2008 | LEANNE ITALIE

[Responsibility2nd]

Ummmm. OK

[Responsibility2nd]

Mommy’s getting a boob job. What to tell the kids?

[WayneS]

I’m at a loss. I can’t even come up with a decent (or indecent) wise-crack about this nonsense.

[brooklyn dave]

One title could be “Bedtime with Botox”

[Red Badger]

Mommy Has Two Faces?..............

[ClearCase_guy]

"Mommy, your eyes are sparkling like diamonds," the girl exclaims. "You're the most beautiful butterfly in the whole world."

Fifty years after Gloria Steinem made her big splash, we have women who's self esteem is so abysmally low that they need plastic surgery and also words of encouragement from their little daughters so that they can feel good about themselves.

Pathetic.

[pandoraou812]

You read this yet? shaking my head.

[thulldud]

First thing I thought of when reading this was those old “Learn About Living” books that Golden Books was hawking 25 years ago. Not exactly comparable, maybe, but still weird.

[wolfpat]

How about a book to explain to kids why mommy is so shallow, she can’t accept the signs of aging as badges of honor.

[Responsibility2nd]

Amateur. Let me try.

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I can’t even come up with a decent (or indecent) wise-crack about this nonsense.

(After 6 kids at age 37.... She's getting that fixed too!

[rhombus]

I’m at a loss. I can’t even come up with a decent (or indecent) wise-crack about this nonsense.

Actually I think your stunned comment was one of the best. I was feeling the same way. ;-)

[mylife]

Whats next? “mommy has two vaginal piercings”?

[Always Right]

In "My Beautiful Mommy,"

Obviously a bigot. What about kids with an ugly momma? Won't they be offended of feel left out?

[KC_Conspirator]

"Mommy Has Two Double D's"

Seriously, how are you supposed to teach kids that what counts is on the inside?

[metmom]

You need a book to explain to a kid that you’re going to have your nose fixed so it looks/works better?

There’s a sucker born every minute.

[Lizavetta]

I looked at my tummy tuck as reconstructive surgery. After four pregnancies the abdominal muscles inside were stretched out and the skin on the outside was loose.

That said, using a stupid book rather than explaining yourself in person to your kids is lame. I pulled up my shirt and showed my kids exactly what was going to be done and what the procedure was going to entail.

[metmom]

It’s a good thing I have a no eating or drinking policy while FReeping or you guys would have been out for both a new keyboard AND monitor.

[metmom]

Unreal. Unping.

[Eaker]

Illustrations show a crook-nosed mom with loose tummy skin under her half shirt

Did this idiot think to simply realize that she isn't 16 and should possibly consider dressing like a woman rather than a kid?

[pabianice]

They need a book, “My Vulcan Mommy.” After a lot of plastic surgery women start looking like characters on “Star Trek.”