Kiss & Zutell: My Daughter Wants A Boob Job!

What to do when the kid you think is perfect has other ideas.

February 28, 2011
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Your perfect daughter wants a boob job.

Dear Kiss & Zutell—

My twenty-two year old daughter wants a boob job. I was shocked when she asked my opinion, so I probably didn't react the way I should have. (I yelled and told her it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard). I know she's an adult (she makes her own money and lives on her own), so I can't stop her. But still…I'd like to try. I think she's perfect the way she is.

Just a Mom

Dear JAM—

As a former, reluctant Girl Scout, I grew up with the motto, Be Prepared. And never is it more important than when you're a mom.

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Breasts, Pecs, and Abs: How to Help Your Teens Feel Good About Their Bodies

Leave perfection to Michelangelo’s David

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It's tough for teens to feel great about their physiques when a role model like Jessica Alba says her breasts are "saggy" and "every actress out there is more beautiful than me." Not surprisingly, Alba's remarks (in the November issue of the United Kingdom's GQ and on dozens of tabloid sites) got far more attention than the National Organization for Women's Love Your Body Day (Oct. 20). Help your kids feel good about their bodies, even if celebrities such as Alba and plastic surgery queen Heidi Montag seem not to.

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Real Curves Don't Make It on TV

Fox, ABC balk at ads with plus-size models

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Lane Bryant, maker of attractive clothing in larger sizes, complained that TV networks have a double standard when it comes to breasts. Skinny super-models with outsized boobs are fine, but real women sporting real cleavage? Not so much.

According to Adweek,

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Notes from the Boob Lady

Breast expert explodes myths, extols health

March 9, 2010
book cover imageSource: Seal Press

We may travel the world in search of our passion, only to find it in our own backyard. In Elisabeth Squires' case, all she had to do to find it was look down.

Squires, author of Boobs, a Guide to Your Girls (Seal 2007), has become as famous as The Boob Lady, lecturing to women and girls on breast health and self-acceptance.

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Kiss & Zutell: My Daughter Wants A Boob Job!

What to do when the kid you think is perfect has other ideas.

February 28, 2011
Source: Getty Images

Your perfect daughter wants a boob job.

Dear Kiss & Zutell—

My twenty-two year old daughter wants a boob job. I was shocked when she asked my opinion, so I probably didn't react the way I should have. (I yelled and told her it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard). I know she's an adult (she makes her own money and lives on her own), so I can't stop her. But still…I'd like to try. I think she's perfect the way she is.

Just a Mom

Dear JAM—

As a former, reluctant Girl Scout, I grew up with the motto, Be Prepared. And never is it more important than when you're a mom.

Read More

Breasts, Pecs, and Abs: How to Help Your Teens Feel Good About Their Bodies

Leave perfection to Michelangelo’s David

Source: Getty Images

It's tough for teens to feel great about their physiques when a role model like Jessica Alba says her breasts are "saggy" and "every actress out there is more beautiful than me." Not surprisingly, Alba's remarks (in the November issue of the United Kingdom's GQ and on dozens of tabloid sites) got far more attention than the National Organization for Women's Love Your Body Day (Oct. 20). Help your kids feel good about their bodies, even if celebrities such as Alba and plastic surgery queen Heidi Montag seem not to.

Read More

Real Curves Don't Make It on TV

Fox, ABC balk at ads with plus-size models

Source: Getty Images

Lane Bryant, maker of attractive clothing in larger sizes, complained that TV networks have a double standard when it comes to breasts. Skinny super-models with outsized boobs are fine, but real women sporting real cleavage? Not so much.

According to Adweek,

Read More

Notes from the Boob Lady

Breast expert explodes myths, extols health

March 9, 2010
book cover imageSource: Seal Press

We may travel the world in search of our passion, only to find it in our own backyard. In Elisabeth Squires' case, all she had to do to find it was look down.

Squires, author of Boobs, a Guide to Your Girls (Seal 2007), has become as famous as The Boob Lady, lecturing to women and girls on breast health and self-acceptance.

Read More

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