Mother asks for tips on ‘raising her exceptionally beautiful child’

A mother has asked for tips on ‘raising her exceptionally beautiful child’ – but has insisted it’s not a ‘stealth brag.’

An anonymous woman, from the UK, took to Mumsnet and explained that while she and the child’s dad are ‘absolutely average,’ the 12-year-old girl appears to have inherited her looks from her aunt, who is an ‘outlier’ in their family and looks like Claudia Schiffer.

Describing her perfect daughter, the concerned mother penned: ‘She’s all rosy cheeks enormous green eyes and a mass of curly blonde hair that never seems disheveled.’

‘She chooses her own clothes, keeps them nicely and puts them together so she looks fabulous every time. She is that child and this is through no effort of my own – I was more of an awkward indie kid through my tweens and teens.’  

The woman went on to ask for advice on how to raise a ‘particularly good looking child,’ but while many highlighted the importance of not making her aware of it, others argued that all children are ‘beautiful’ – no matter what their appearance. 

‘Hmm. Come on OP. Clearly she doesn’t need any help, she’s perfect,’ joked one, while a second penned: ‘All parents tell their children they are beautiful/clever/kind/funny. Over and above that I wouldn’t draw attention to it for fear that she may be undeserving of good treatment.’

An anonymous woman, from the UK, has asked for tips on ‘raising her exceptionally beautiful child’ – but has insisted it’s not a ‘stealth brag.’ Pictured, stock image

The woman took to Mumsnet and explained that while she and the child's dad are 'absolutely average,' the 12-year-old girl appears to have inherited her looks from her aunt, who is an 'outlier' in their family and looks like Claudia Schiffer (pictured)

The woman took to Mumsnet and explained that while she and the child’s dad are ‘absolutely average,’ the 12-year-old girl appears to have inherited her looks from her aunt, who is an ‘outlier’ in their family and looks like Claudia Schiffer (pictured)

Despite admitting she ‘cringed’ at her own revelation about her daughter’s ‘exceptional beauty,’ the mum went on to say how her 12-year-old girl often gets preferential treatment.

‘I can see other girls want to be her friend cause she’s fun and kind but then look decidedly jealous and irritated at dds clothes, hair, general “oh wow look I’m so perfect and yet so pretty” unspoken general vibe,’ she penned.

‘She’s 12 and we’ve noticed teachers, club leaders, family members do seem to give her some kind of preferential treatment and I think it’s because she is very compliant to adults and also very pretty.’

The proud mother went on to praise how her daughter is ‘genuinely good-hearted’ – adding she has never been given reason to think she is unkind to others.

Taking to the comments section, one person offered advice and suggested the mother talk to the aunt and ask how she coped when she was young (pictured)

Taking to the comments section, one person offered advice and suggested the mother talk to the aunt and ask how she coped when she was young (pictured)

‘I want to guide her as best I can, as having an opposite experience of my looks growing up and generally being fairly invisible, I don’t really know what you to help someone not place too much worth in their looks while acknowledging it’s a lovely thing to be beautiful,’ she explained. 

Taking to the comments section, one person offered advice and suggested the mother talk to the aunt and ask how she coped when she was young.   

And while some highlighted the importance of teaching her daughter to be ‘kind and respectful,’ others struggled to see exactly what she was worried about. 

‘I mean…. we’re all raising exceptionally beautiful children, right? Not a day goes by that I don’t cover my little one in kisses and tell him he’s gorgeous,’ wrote one. ‘What exactly are you worried about? Just raise her to be kind and respectful and know right from wrong same as we’re all doing!’

A second penned: ‘Don’t treat her as if she is? No harm in acknowledging it (I tell my DD she’s beautiful, often) but make sure it’s not just about that. It sounds like she is an overall lovely package.

Another woman offered advice to the concerned mother and urged her not to treat her as if she is 'exceptionally beautiful' (pictured)

Another woman offered advice to the concerned mother and urged her not to treat her as if she is ‘exceptionally beautiful’ (pictured)

She is what she is. You sound very proud of her. I’m not sure I see what the problem is?’

A third added: ‘As long as you raise her to be kind and considerate (which from your description it sounds like she is), and not to value herself more highly than others because she’s beautiful, what more is there to it? It sounds like she’s a nice kid so you’re doing a good job so far – I wouldn’t worry too much about it.’

Elsewhere, others suggested that her looks may fade – but insisted it won’t make her any less beautiful. 

‘Please don’t take this the wrong way, but your DD and her friends are heading towards puberty, with acne, greasy hair, growth spurts, weight gains etc,’ penned one. ‘The gawky child with crooked teeth often grows into their features, has teeth braces and emerges at 18 as beautiful.

Equally the child with appealing features grows up to be moderately attractive. Both are equally beautiful to their parents though.’