Bedtime Story?

Unsure how to explain death or illness in an age-appropriate fashion, parents often turn to books to help their kids understand such difficulties. Death of a loved one or pet, moving, job loss, divorce — there is a book for everything. Almost everything, that is.

Finally, a book that explains to a young child how to handle his or her mother’s plastic surgery

Nope, not making this up.

In a recent article, Newsweek shared the background behind My Beautiful Mommy. Just in time for Mother’s Day. In age-appropriate language, the mother in the story explains to her daughter why she’s having cosmetic surgery.

You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.

And like all good children’s stories, there is a happy ending with mommy who is now “even more” beautiful than before her procedure.

Anyone else just the slightest bit bothered by this???