Your kids are going to stare.
And that’s perfectly OK. When you look different to everyone else they’ve ever seen, kids will naturally stare. There’s no need to be embarrassed about it or consider it bad behaviour. Kids are interested in anything that’s different to the norm. And the thing is, if you tell them not to stare, or discourage them from asking questions because you think it might upset us, you’re teaching them that looking different is something to be ashamed of. It’s not. We’d much rather have an honest conversation with your kids then to have them shuffled away from us like we might bite them. Besides, eventually they’ll say something cute and funny like “Are you imaginary?” or “Why are you wearing shoes?”
- Stella Young
Frankie Magazine
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