"Amanda McKay (@mandbodyspirit on TikTok) posted a video in which she describes her 4-year-old little girl asking her a question I'm sure we can all imagine our kids coming up with. What are those lines on her forehead? Instead of feeling unintentionally called out, Amanda said, "I'm so glad you asked." She explained that when we're young, our skin bounces back to its original shape. But the more and more we make certain shapes with it, the more our skin starts to remember those shapes."
""It reflects the movements that we've done over time that have created those lines," she said. "These lines for me show all the times that I got excited for myself and the people around me that I love," she explained, showing her daughter how her forehead wrinkles upward when she makes a surprised, happy face, like she's just received some great news. She also pointed out fine lines around her eyes and mouth from years of smiling."
A mother explained aging to her 4-year-old by showing how facial lines form from repeated expressions. She described that youthful skin bounces back, but repeated movements cause the skin to remember shapes, producing forehead lines and fine lines around eyes and mouth. She framed those lines as evidence of excitement, love, and years of smiling, demonstrating how her forehead wrinkles when making a surprised, happy face. Her daughter responded by saying she wanted forehead lines too. The mother noted that conversations about aging and beauty will continue as the child grows and that early positive narratives can shape future perceptions.
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