I'll never forget the first time my mom taught me how to shave my legs. I think I was in 4th or 5th grade. I came home from soccer practice in tears after some of the other girls had mocked me for my 'hairy legs,' asking why I didn't shave them.
That's all it took for my mom to take me to her bathroom, lather my leg in shaving cream, and show me how to shave my own legs. I was 10 years old. Of course, she would have waited to teach me if/when I wanted to learn, but like most moms, the last thing you want is for your kid to be teased and embarrassed.
Similarly, one mom followed her 11-year-old daughter's lead when her kid asked about her own 'peach fuzz;' she helped her shave her unibrow and mouth hairs. Kathrin Downs shared a video to Instagram showing her and her 11-year-old daughter at their home, shaving the girl's 'peach fuzz' on her face.
"I wasn't going to let her shave her little unibrow or the little peach fuzz because she's only 11, but after asking yall and so many if you guys saying yall did it at this age made me realize how important this is for her so l agreed-especially going to middle school! And if she wants to shave her legs I'll help her with that too," Downs wrote in the video's caption.
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