My teenage daughter , 14, has started to comment that what I wear might embarrass her in front of her friends. I do tend to dress ( young) because I am slim and work out, but I don't wear mini skirts or anything I don't feel comfortable or confident in. Or so I thought. Today I was wearing a top that shows my midriff, which is slim and toned, and she said "Are you wearing that out??" and it really knocked my confidence and now I've put it in the bin and feel depressed and old. I'm 47. I feel my confidence seeping away and her negative comments seem to have so much more impact than my friend's compliments or my husband's. I can't work out why what she says holds such weight for me. My mum was also slim and fit and I used to love what she wore and she used to loan me things. It was lovely.
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