Sara McGinnis
posted in CelebritiesFarrah Abraham is quite possibly the most generous tooth fairy ever. The Teen Mom star is making headlines thanks to a recent Twitter pic, which shows what her 6-year-old daughter Sophia was given for losing her two front teeth.
"Sophia lost her 2 front teeth! Busy #ToothFairy," the reality television veteran wrote along with the image, which depicts the young girl smiling with what appears to be six $100 bills in the background.
While some find giving a little girl that much money to be ridiculous (one eloquent reply to Farrah's tweet reads: "Wow ... you really suck at parenting..."), the sex tape star says her daughter is struggling to adjust to her new look.
“My little Sophia, she's been going through a hard time right now losing all of her teeth, and she's not really so secure,” Farrah told Us Weekly. “I think it's really a struggle losing your teeth right now when everyone's looking at looks. So, she lost her first big tooth, and she's just like, 'Mommy, I want teeth like yours!' and I've had my teeth cosmetically done, so they're looking pretty perfect.”
When asked if she'd support her daughter getting plastic surgery one day Farrah Abraham replied:
“You'll see that my daughter does value how I've done my look and invested in myself, and I feel like if [plastic surgery is] not harming her and making her look better, and keeping her healthy into her older years, I have no issues with that. I’m going to be supportive because it hurts me to see my daughter worrying about her looks, even while she's losing her teeth right now, so that's sad.”
She went on to say, "I think my daughter looks beautiful regardless if she's losing her baby teeth or if she's having a bad hair day. I really embrace everything about my daughter. I think she's so perfect, gorgeous, and [I’m] thankful to God I have her. I encourage her to just look past some of those things.”
From what I can see there are some out there who are trying to say it's Farrah's fault her daughter is feeling self-conscious about her looks. One comment on the Us Weekly article actually reads: "Seriously??? Sophia is insecure because YOU make her feel that way idiot! You've taught her that she's not good enough until she turns herself into Mrs. Potato Head just like mommy!"
Another person wrote in to say: "OMG .... seriously????? This broad is out of her mind. I have yet to meet a child that is 'insecure' about losing their baby teeth. Most kids I know are happy and excited!! Only a child with such a self absorbed mom would be TAUGHT to be insecure about such a thing!!!"
And at this point all I can say is I'm going to have to disagree because both of my children expressed feeling self-conscious about their looks after losing their front teeth. My second son, who didn't lose his until age 8 (much older than most of his classmates), was especially concerned about being laughed at and teased.
I doubt it needs to be said, but for the record I've never had plastic surgery and spend very little (perhaps most days almost too little) time on my looks. I totally get that giving a kid $600 for their front teeth is jaw-dropping, but as for the rest of hating on Farrah for her latest comments I just can't get on board. In my experience, starting to notice how others perceive you is a normal thing at this age.
Do you think it's normal for a child to feel self-conscious about losing their teeth, or is it a sign of a bigger problem?
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