Forget Thomas the Tank Engine or Green Eggs and Ham — there’s a NEW fun children’s book hitting the shelves:
My Beautiful Mommy — out on Mother’s Day — teaches kids why their mother, who apparently isn’t beautiful now, is having plastic surgery.
“The kids have questions,” author and (shocker) plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer told Newsweek.
My Beautiful Mommy is about a mother who gets a tummy tuck, breast implants and a nose job. No word on why that’s all she’s getting. Seems a little too subtle to me.
“You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes anymore,” the character explains. “Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.”
Yes, good thing her shirts will fit her nose now!
Salzhauer said while “parents generally tend to go into this denial thing” and “try to ignore the kids’ questions completely,” children are legitimately confused and worried.
Other possible children’s lines include:
And, of course…
Ed. note: My cats inform me that this is already a children’s product. My bad.
well, as you age your nose does grow. so a nose job to help you fit in your clothes makes perfect sense. i’m having a hard time getting my shirts over my face.
but won’t breast implants make it harder to fit into clothes?
regardless, those candy toys/book are bank!
April 18th, 2008 at 8:54 amAre You My Mother? is one of Aunt J’s favorite books.
April 19th, 2008 at 1:13 amPeople goes crazy
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:36 pmBut it’s so stupid and funny.
I know humor site about plastic surgery. Here is the link:
http://plasticsergeant.com/home/plastic-surgery-humor
Oy. You can’t make crap like this up.
But wait! You can. Your riff on Are You My Mother is truly, irrevocably fab.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:58 pm