My 12 year old daughter will not look after herself at all, she won't comb or brush her hair and screams at the top of her voice like a 2 year old when I do it, she won't bath unless I really really go on at her and even then she has a bath twice a week max. She refuses to get a shower as she doesnt like the water going in her face and when I pointed out to her that she was starting to smell she told me she would get a strip wash, I watched her through the crack of the door and she put a sponge under the water, dabbed a bit of soap on and wiped it on her face once on each side, once under each arm pit and once over her privates, all with the same bit of water, soap and sponge. I was fuming. She often goes to school with her hair messy and greasy, her teeth are going all yellow and she is horribly spotty but won't use anything for it. She is even getting spots on her privates and groin area.
Surely this can't be normal?
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sweetpop · 13/11/2006 23:11
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