So I was getting a pedicure today...

And there was this mother with her three daughters.

I would guess they were 13, 11 and 7.

Well, the 7 year old was loving every minute of being there. She got a pedi and mani and was twirling all around the salon.

The 11 year old was crying during her whole pedicure. "I don't want a pedicure. Don't make me get polish on my toes!!" and the mother was just ignoring her.

THEN I hear the mom yelling at the 13 year old. "No you are getting waxed TODAY!! You have an ugly black mustache and I can't stand to look at you any more." And practically pushed the poor kid into the waxing room. Then after she went in there, the mom told the woman doing the waxing to "surprise her" and do her eyebrows too.

I was horrified, but didn't say anything because I was afraid she would have made an even bigger scene. None of the workers in there speak English very well, they just kept smiling and doing whatever the mom said.

What would you have done?

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I would have been disgusted but probably would have minded my own business.

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I would like to say that I would have said something. But, I know that I would not have said a word.

I KNOW though that I would have let my face do all the taking. I would have made a lot of sad faces and given many looks of concern toward the girls and the mother...

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Wow, nice Mom How wonderful that she's giving her daughter a complex and doing a bang up job at lowering her self esteem Even though she *might* (and I use the term loosely) trying to be helping her (maybe the girl does have a moustache and Mom doesn't want her to be made fun of at school), beating her up about it at home isn't helping either.

I can't wait to take Amber for a pedicure and will start her SUPER early - but that's because she has an irregular toenail that's pretty awful looking I don't want her to feel self conscious in sandals

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yikes! Those poor kids!!!!

I would have just kept to myself too.

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That's the really sad thing too. The daughters were really pretty and I didn't see anything wrong with them.

One was a little overweight (the one that was crying about the pedi) but nothing too drastic.

The mom was a hot mess though. She was not dressed age-appropriate (tiny shorts and a cropped tank top). And she had obviously been hitting the tanning beds pretty hard. She wore a ton of make-up and high heeled flip-flops.

And then they all piled into a Pick-up truck when they left.

People are strange.

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It's very sad how mothers try to push their daughters. At my dd's communion my family was telling me about this girl a couple of rows up. Her banner had to be different. She did not use any of the things included to make it. She had to go over and beyond. At the end they said the little girl said to her mother "How did I do?-did I do good?". WHAT?? You are 7 at your communion.
I saw a girl getting a pedicure a few weeks ago who was about 9 and she was acting like she was 16. The mother was talking to her like she was an adult.
LET THE KIDS BE KIDS

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OMG! IMO, that was TOTALLY WRONG of her to force her daughter to get a waxing! what a witch!

I would have done nothing though, a few dirty looks maybe, but what can you do? they are her kids

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i would have been the first one to say something!! i hate when parents do that to there kids!! it's abuse

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I would have been disgusted but totally not my place to say anything..