August 16, 2008
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Waxing for a Preteen
I was just reading an article about how mothers are bringing their daughters to the spa in order to get their daughters a bikini wax. Apparently girls as young as ages 10-12 are being brought in by their mothers.
The article mentioned one mother who brought her daughter in at the age of 8 for a bikini wax. Here is the link: Link
Do you think a preteen is too young to get a bikini wax?
Comments (141)
uhhh yea… cuz why would they need something like that? 12 is roughly an okay age… under that? you’re nuts
Yup.
Dude, also. Change your friggin’ picture back. This one creeps me out.
Do they even NEED it? Really.
they do not need a wax, geez, they probably shouldn’t be showing their bodies off either at such a young age. not like preteens should be in the adult industry
You don’t need a bikini wax until you’re sexually active (in which case, 8 years old is just too young…), if even then.
Good lord, what are these mothers thinking…
um… i can’t imagine an eight year old even having anything to wax.
Edited and rewritten: Okay, read the article and it made a little more sense.
I still think think a bikini wax before a girl is in her teens is pretty ridiculous though.
uhh no..
I did not even realize that an eight yr old had pubic hair.
I have seen some that could use an eyebrow waxing though.
Yep it is.
“Sweetie, after you’re finished watching Hannah Montana we’ll go for your waxing.” That’s just doesn’t sound right.
Some moms are really weird
what’s the point if there’s nothing to wax?
i say, if there’s a reason, then go for it.
what do the mothers think? that someone is going to look at her daughters down under at the age of 8? are the mothers encouraging the daughters to show the world their private spots? i just dont understand? do they consider waxing a bonding experience?
YES!
1. They hardly have any hair at all
2. They don’t know how painful it will be
3. No one else should be seeing that
4. Ew.
yes.
that is so weird. preteens shouldn’t be showing off that much of their bodies. i can’t imagine that 8 yr old girls would have much to wax anyway…
yes! that is far too young to be getting anything like that done…especially when you most likely have nothing to wax off!
and we wonder why girls are getting more&more promiscuious at a younger age….
I knew someone at 12 that got bikini waxes. She’s a real slut now. Don’t know if it’s connected…lol.
But I’m not sure that an 8 year old needs a bikini wax…there isn’t anything to wax right?
also waxing from an early age, when the hair starts coming in is easier anyways than waiting a few years. It’s more painful.
Well, the waxing is done so it’s less pre-op work for the doctors during the vaginal rejuvenation.
Yes it is weird for a preteen to get a bikini wax.. I doubt it would even show from their bikini.
yess what’s the point of a preteen getting a wax …
I didn’t know they had anything to wax….and if they do, they make bathing suits with shorts. I’m hoping that would be the only time they are worried about anyone seeing that kind of thing…..
I think waxing is stupid…just like tanning and dying your hair…it’s all dumb and Conspicuous consumption.People should like you the way you were born and if they don’t then you need to get new friends.
As for myself being the mom of a girl…I WOULD NEVER TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO GET WAXED. If she wants to do it then she will have to wait till she is 16 and has a job and can pay for it herself.
I was not aware that 8 year olds even had pubes. Whatever happened to letting kids be kids? What’s with all this premature self-consciousness?
you don’t need a bikini wax unless you have HAIR down there, and i think it’s fine. mostly because of swimming and such. if they’re sexually active at that age, then i’d be a bit concerned.
Wouldn’t they have to have something to wax?
What is this obsession with hair removal? We’re supposed to look like little girls all our lives?
My daughter is 11, and I can’t even get her to have her eyebrows waxed, thought she really needs it. I was told by many other mothers “she will need it done by jr high or she’ll be teased.” I personally think her Brooke Shields eyebrows are beautiful, but a little shaping wouldn’t hurt. We won’t be doing it until she asks for it.
But bikini waxes and leg waxes? Eessh. She hasn’t even hit puberty yet. These mothers are nuts, who take their 6 and 8 year olds. Poor babies.
Yes! It’s like telling little girls they’re going to need to give birth at some point so they should get knocked up as soon as possible.
I’m mildly disturbed this is even a topic of discussion
@Chesschick01 - I mostly agree- but tanning is also detrimental to health- and dying hair frequently- kills it.
Waxing when you have something to wax, is just convenient, and if you have the money, and aren’t shy about that stuff- then sure.
I don’t think I’d ever feel like waxing… weird.
And 8 year olds? That screams future problems.
Just because I’m so neurotic about body hair I’m going to say that as long as both the child and parent are okay with it I’d say it’s fine. People are going to self-conscious and particular about some things, as long as a child maintains a healthy outlook then it should all be fine.
Hell yeah I do think it’s ridiculous that girls get hair removal done
when they barely reached puberty. I doubt they make skimpy bikini’s for
eight year olds and that just encourages some sexual behavior. So that
little girl got her bikini wax done when she was eight, she most
probably got other areas of her body done well before she turned
eight. I got my eyebrows first done just last year, and that tiny girl beat me to the hot wax by six years.
People younger by less than a decade, they really do things differently.
Yes! How are you even growing that much hair at 8?
mother knows BEST!!!!! lolz
…..Do they even have hair that young?! That 8 year old is in like 3rd grade..
Dan I don’t like your picture
8 year olds have pubic hair?
Read the article, it’s not always about fashion. I don’t think that young girls should be pressured into it, but if they are self conscious about something that waxing can fix, I say go for it.
But at the same time, at the rate it sounds like this is happening, I’m sure most of this is simply parental pressure, and they should be ashamed of themselves.
It’s unfortunate that so many parents want to live their youth again thru their kids. Parents need to let their kids be kids…MAN!!!!! They grow up too fast as it is.
I agree about the profile pic Dan, unless you’ve had a sex change, I think you need something different. Why do people not like to put a picture of themselves on their profile pic. There’s you a good question to ask Daniel. But ANSWER it yourself though!!!!!!
ew yeah… what is there to wax at 10? the only reason you need it is if you’re showing it off, and even if the girl is in a bathing suit she won’t be showing enough to justify that (and if she is, the size of the bathing suit needs to questioned). 16 is really the earliest I’d consider it appropriate
@UnVolume - Excellent question.
I think a parent who brings their 8 year old in to get such a wax should turn their children over to someone who knows how to parent.
I would understand if a 12 year old had a unibrow, or developed early and was being teased. Like it says in the articles, mothers should discuss with their daughters that body image doesn’t have to be so important.
I didn’t need a bikini wax when i was 8…lol!
no no no fuck no.
I haven’t been 8 in 13years, but I don’t even remember having hair to wax.
My word. That is crazy.
Reading the article helps – but still crazy.
I was actually just reading about this today. @_@ Apparently there is one salon owner who even says that girls should start having their virgin hair waxed starting a the age of 6, so that the hair is permanently stopped from growing altogether. For them, the point of getting a wax is usually to “get used to it”; they aren’t oblivious to the fact that their daughters don’t have pubic hair yet.
Yeah.. it’s ridiculous.
Oh my…. I don’t think I was even aware that people waxed when I was 8. That’s ridiculous. What ever happened to carefree childhood?
I don’t remember myself or my peers being hairy enough to the extent of needing a wax at age 8. At that age, kids should be carefree and not be worrying about their appearances. “This wasn’t about the girl developing hair early — it was the mother’s
obsession with wanting her daughter to be a supermodel” might have a point, but hearing lately that 5-7 years old children are getting pedicures and manicures, getting Hannah Montana inspired hair extension and real make up, maybe kids ARE growing up that fast… army of mini me’s.
I find it disturbing that out of all the topics out there one can blog about, you choose one about 8 year olds and bikini waxes- why are you even discussing 8 year old vaginas? What’s the constant fascination with little girls and their sexuality…? (Another ex: the Disney underwear post you have going). I never see you post about little boys and their sexuality. I think it’s perverted.
i didn’t have anything to wax at that age so i guess it’s ok if you’re really bushy. ^_^
That is completely absurd to even think that a preteen should need a bikini wax. At that age no one should be seeing that area.
I think PRE-teens shouldn’t be doing alot of things like getting their bikini area waxed, wearing make-up and having “real” boyfriends
Nah as long as they already started growing hair, and can handle the bit of pain, i dont see it as a problem.
well if they want it, that age is fine for a wax
i just don’t know if they need it THAT badly…
yes way to young… a bikini wax is usually only needed if you want to attract the opposite sex to that region…
hell i have a 9 almost 10 yr old and she isn’t even shaving yet. has nothing to shave yet as far as that goes.
I wonder why some moms rush their little girls into growing up.
This country is an EPIC fail.
Also, I didn’t know 8-year olds had hair in the land down under.
God, that article upset the hell out of me.
We are sexualizing girls way too young.
This just makes me so sad. These poor girls are so insecure, and terribly malleable at such a young age, and overbearing, insecure, vanity-obsessive mothers like that breed incredibly insecure children. I didn’t even think about that kind of thing until I was in high school, and I think that it should be the same for other girls. They shouldn’t have to worry about something like that at such a young age.
Does an 8 yr old even have hair. Have you had a sex change? Sorry Gender reorientation. Trying to be politically correct
uh, way too young… do you even have pubes when you are that young?
I got waxed (first) when I was 17 I believe. And even then I called in first to see if they would even wax me because I thought you may have to be 18…
I miss the old profile picture. It was so YOU! Yes, 8 is too young. At least wait until you are a teenager for goodness sake!
yeah… duh!
8 year olds don’t have anything to wax. That could be child abuse.
If the child themselves wanted it, then why not? There are kid whizzes out there that are going about as legal adults because they are so smart and are able to make their own choices…so I would say if they wanted to as their OWN choice, then so be it and it’s their business.
However, if there are like moms out there forcing or leading their children (read linked article in post) into these painful procedures just because they want their kids to be supermodels or something is plain out stupid.
Anyway, the reason why people are finding this “weird” for preteens to get a waxing done is because it “normally” isn’t done. Would someone call it weird if a 90 year old got a bikini wax? No doubt about it.
*Edit: There are also people…well, a lot of people, saying that 8 year olds don’t have anything down there anyway. How could you be so sure? Anyone can grow and mature more quickly than others and anything can happen. No need to push an unknown conclusion into some unverified “fact.”
I remember I was teased for being body-hairless at that age. It’s always better to look like the average girl. So waxing makes them different = not good.
I think a lot of women only see waxing as a “girl” thing, and consequently take their daughters to the spa because it’s, well, a “girl” thing. But waxing is painful- I’ve NEVER done it and won’t- and those mothers should know better. P.S. I too insist that 8-year-old girls don’t got no body hair.
Stupid, stupid idea….they grow up too fast these days anyway. What are these mothers thinking? (They are not thinking guess that’s the problem)
It’s okay if the child’s got pubic hair growing down to their knees and doesn’t want it.
Yes.
are girls nowadays hitting puberty that early? : O
yeah, its not even like they need it at such a young age. its give more space for people to watch them. like stalkers >:O
Jes.
Yes, actually preteen is to young.
Forgive me, but do preteens have hair on and around the unmentionable parts?
Children should be children, and enjoy the experience of childhood, which, in my opinion, does not include a waxing of any sort. It’s ridiculous. I think some of these mothers live vicariously through their daughters.
Whether the girl needs it or wants it should be entirely decided by herself, not the mother.
It is strange that a mother will care so much about how her own daugther’s private parts look like.
Uhhh yes it’s not like you even need one until you get to about 12… and plus it kinda encourages them to start losing their virginity around that age =/
YES….and NO. In the article, they talk about the mother of the 8 y.o. doing it unnecessarily-However, there was a study done a while back about how children are “physically maturing” faster these days. Not all children start developing at a specific age- “The onset of puberty can occur as early as 8 years in girls and 9.5 in boys, or as late as 13 in girls and 13.5 in boys. In girls, the interval between the first sign of puberty and complete physical maturation can be as short as one and one-half years or as long as six years….In more concrete terms, it is possible for an early-maturing, fast-maturing youngster to complete pubertal maturation by the age of 10 or 11 – two years before a late-maturing youngster has even begun puberty.”
( http://www.exmuslim.com/com/science_&_puberty.htm)
If my child was maturing early, this type of thing could cause a lot of embarrassment for her (for example- at a swimming pool around her peers), and in that case, I would do something about it, because kids can be really mean. Other then that- NO WAY.
Oh my gosh, how can you put your kid through that?! That’s like… abuse! Can you imagine growing up and remember all the times your mom put you through pain… I’m smelling psychological issues!
yes.
That’s sickening. I’m almost 19 years old and I’ve never had a bikini wax, and I don’t think I ever will. First of all, how does an 8 year old even have pubic hair? That makes no sense.
what exactly is a 10 yr old waxing? /:|
depends on who is assisting the preteen
as with most things, such determinations
needs more information to be really be a
help in guiding via social engineering but
do recall:
SOCIAL HANG-
UPS GO OUT THE WINDOW. As if: NOT
TOO MANY GOOD MOTHERS WOULD A
STANDARD “TALKING TO A IN PRIVATE
ATMOSPHERE” NOT BE WELCOME TO
tend to the individual at hand’s regular maturing.
but what do i know, a guy with no children
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http://www.vanhorn.net/XsForEyes/
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To agree with most everyone else… what is an 8 year old even going to wax?
Preteens who learn that they need waxing grow up to attach their value to their sexuality. They end up being bulimic, cutters, sexually promiscuous, experimenting with drugs, being addicted to drugs more often, dating abusive dirtbags and generally failing at life.
Mom failed at life, so daughter will too. You don’t need a phd or a career, you don’t need to be able to stand on your own. You need to be pretty, get a rich husband in college and lose 10 pounds or me and daddy will take your car away.
Feed them all to wild boars, they are breathing my air.
Wow an 8 yr old… do they even need to wax? i think that 12 and under is to young however if someome wanted to do it at like 16 thats fine. girls are put under a lot of pressure in jr high ad high school so if they feel more comfortable b/c they dont have hair sticking out of there bathing suit at 15 or 16 i think that would be ok… im 26 and have never even had one however i am not hairy so i dont know how self conscious these girls are.
@lotta_valdez - A big huge AMEN to that! Women and girls are not sex objects so we as a society need to stop treating them that way and stop teaching them to be like that.
@everybody_do_thebender - I agree. I am constantly wondering what continent to immigrate to if I live past 50. This country is on a fast track to Roman style history, if you know what I mean.
@stefani_x3 - To teach them that their value is attached to upholding an artificial image propagated by American media and culture.
@o.O - I will post about the first time I noticed my penis in the bath ttub with another boy if it makes you happy.
No I wont.
Absolutely too young!
Uhm, yes!
And an eight year-old has pubes??
WHAT?! That’s insane and really sickening.
Personally, the first thing I thought of when I read that was not “how inappropriate!” but “does an 8-year-old even have anything to wax?”
NO ONE Needs a bikini wax. America’s obsession with women looking like children goes too far:
- be hairless
- be thin and have no curves
- act unintelligent
- need someone to care for you
It sickens me. Women should be proud of who they are, hair and all… to a certain extent anyway.
I wasn’t even shaving my legs at that age.
Wow. They shouldn’t be hairy there or anywhere else till they’re at least 13. My mom wouldn’t let me shave my legs, even if they were hairy at 13/14. She said I could start when I’m 15 and I did. Lol. I think younger than 13 is waaaay too young and no need to shave, espeically bikini wax.
i think if, like in the article, it’s embarrassing, then thats okay. when i first read the post, i thought it was just to be showing it… but then i read about the girl who had the dark thick hair on her legs, and would be embarrassed at camp… i would be too. i mean, i was shaving my legs before any of my friends, i guess i never really thought of waxing, but it was just kind of awkward, when my friends would be like “yeah maryellen has to shave her legs already ewwwwwww”
Hey, it’s their money they’re spending
bingo: “8 year olds have pubes?”
unless it was for swimming i guess.. any aesthetic reason is not good enough. that’s just nasty and wrong. you might as well dress your preteen daughter in boob-baring, thigh-showing unnecessary and age-ridiculous attire.
EW! Why would an 8 year old have a bush!?
Yeah, I believe that’s way too young. When they get in high school, then it’s understandable.
For the life of me, I can’t understand why ANYONE would want to have their bikini line waxed. It’s so tender! I’d rather just shave it or have the stuff you rub on and take it off.
That’s way too young! Do they even have pubic hair yet?
8-year olds haven’t even gone through puberty, so I assume they wouldn’t even need a bikini wax. I think like, 15 or 16 is an ok age because you’re wearing a bikini.
@Kestryl - I want to know where he got this picture. Creepy!
…why?
you only need grooming down there for two reasons, i believe:
bikini days
or
you want to look neat for sex.
not only is the pain for that immensely horrific, how would you explain to your 10 year old why she needs it done?
DO KIDS EVEN HAVE THAT MUCH HAIR AT THAT AGE???!
Yes, ew.
No, it’s not too young.
i didn’t think 8 and 9 year old even had hair down there…
I would be confused as to why someone roughly under the age of eleven or twelve would even NEED a bikini wax. And anyway, I suppose it’s ultimately up to the parents.
Heck, i’ll get my children boob jobs when they’re in fifth grade, too. Cause STDs are sooooo cool and exotic dancing is the key to wealth and happiness.
Ummmmm, isn’t this child molestation? And the mothers are paying a professional to molest their child?? Forget teaching kids to read, write and calculate mathematical equations – as long as our little girls are sexy, that’s all that matters? Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?
I haven’t been 8 in nine years, but I don’t remember having pubes by then. I had tits by ten but seriously…not pubes. I’m 17 and have dark hair down there but I wouldn’t ever get it waxed…shaving is much less painful.
definitely not, but i didn’t realize eight year olds HAD anything to wax in the first place. interesting.
wait … I know a Brazilian wax is on the lips, so is a bikini wax any hair that shows outside the bikini?
some women have extra hair down there, and during puberty it starts to grow in and at the beach it can be embarrassing …
I’m skeptical about why she’s wearing such skimpy clothing though. 8 is too young though.
Yes.
oh what? that’s like asking your tween to wear miniskirts and a tube top with an excessive amount of make up to wander a bad part of town. at night. not only are pubes at that stage peach fuzz (probably also applicable to guys), but i doubt it’s even worth the esthetician’s time.
talk about growing up too fast.
I do think that its too young, but my mother has different views. She has never brought me to get a bikini wax though, she doesn’t go that far. I never had much hair on my legs, but when my girl cousins were only 12 or maybe younger she would hassle them to shave their legs.
yes.
Absolutely
That is way too young. I could see 17 or 18 if they wanted it done but just taking them…I don’t think so.
That sounds bad.
umm.. pubes even grow yet? noo..sort of perturbing actually..
EWW.
crazy.
wax your own, woman.
i say 12 is ok if SHE asks for it. under that age, HELL NO!!!!!!
Hmm if she is really hairy down there, then I guess it would be embarrassing in the girls locker room.
12…well oKAY i guess, if its that bad, but 8? thats really stretching it.
An eight-year-old doesn’t even have the hair to get waxed. That’s absolutely ridiculous. I really don’t think that mother is fit to be a parent.
And why the hell does a preteen need a bikini wax? Just give me one good reason and I’ll quit challenging this concept.
Do preteens even HAVE anything to wax?
Oh nooooooooooooo. Thats just terrible! They were from California werent they?
On the one hand.. it could make the experience a lot less awkward later in life..
On the other hand.. it could be traumatizing for everyone involved..
Including those of us left to read an online article about it… *shivers*
There should be an age limit on that shizz..
Jean Benet Ramsey y’all. Remember that scene in Little Miss Sunshine where there was some weird dude sitting in the audience at the pageant towards the end of the movie, and the parents of Abigail Breslin’s character ask him if his little girl is in the show, too, and he just looks at them? Hilarious. The girls that have mothers like that are fucked for life anyway; and when they grow up, they will just be that annoying lady in line at the bank or the grocery store that makes everyone else’s day miserable, too. So I say, let us not restrain ourselves in making them the object of our mockery, and laugh openly at how their parents have begun disfiguring their innocent years.
I don’t think its too young. its not surprising. Girls are developing earlier and earlier now and days, so having hair down there doesn’t surprise me. If she is a gymnast or a swimmer, having hair poking out of there is EMBARASSING. I am not against girls having a bikini wax if they are often doing things that involve the showing of their whole leg. Can you imagine seeing an 8 year old with hair? It looks unnatural.
i think that it’s too young, plus it’s not like they’re going to need waxing for anything that young anyways
I can never imagine a scenario in which I would bring my child to have a bikini wax. If any outfit she may has can’t cover that part of her body up- she shoudln’t be wearing it!
Uhhh. Waitwhat?
What the hell could an EIGHT YEAR OLD have down there that would need waxing?!
I’m going to answer with the majority…..what is there to wax?
You would have to be on the verge of insane to wax your 8-year-old.
Uh, yeah. WAY too young, I mean, I’m 17 & I haven’t done that. Of course, I’m kinda a wimp so yeah…
And I’m pretty sure at 8 I didn’t even HAVE pubes.
uhm…. fuck yes.
that is just whorish.
any way you slice it.
If they have hair down there, then let them get the wax.
this is just crazy..what is the world coming to