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more about #mamadrama more comments → abunbn: Most crazy-making for me were Mehmat's comments about Kate Middleton's mother being photographed with her daughter: "I wondered if Carole was jealou... more » The Bitter Librarian: "Instead of trying to keep up with her daughter... Mehmet should find her own path and attempt to show her kid that life doesn't end at 18 and that tr... more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Yea...so, I clicked the link and both mother and daughter are friggin' stunners. I know this is not the point of the whole thing, but honestly, I don... more » coconanas: I know how she feels. My niece is 5 years old and she has perfect skin with no wrinkles. Her whole life is ahead of her and here I am washed up at 2... more » sybann: Poor woman if all of her currency is tied up in her appearance. #mothers more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "life doesn't end at 18 (unless you're a member of Menudo" Even then. Ricky Martin was a member of Menudo, yes? But then, of course, he's a guy. *sig... more » applejuice: Well if the daughter was "oblivious" to how the mom felt before she ain't anymore! Way to air your issues to the world lady. I'm sure your offspring w... more » Ski Bunny?: This article just made me glad that my parents never stressed the importance of appearance. I always suspected that I would be better off in the long... more » Pantra: Honestly, what is so great about turning heads everywhere? I hate hearing that beauty is power - I thought it was when I was young and was a total man... more » LoSpaz: A woman I know had a baby girl in May and wrote a really disturbing blog post a few weeks later about how she was now going to be competing with her d... more » Lizard in the Wires - Please, call it hamburger time.: Okay, looking at the picture of them, the mom is still insanely pretty, she's just older. So she's not turning the heads of pervy old men anymore... t... more » tiredfairy: And this is one the prices of teaching women, practically from the moment they're born, that not only are our looks/youth something so important we mu... more » LilyBonesBurana: It should be noted that there is a male cognate to this. There's an established literary theme of a man envying his son's (or sons') youth and vitalit... more » KimberleeJean: This lady is three years older than me, and she's writing like she feels like she looks 1000 years old! When will people give up on the idea of looki... more » Jetgirly: This strikes me as an attempt by the mother to help her daughter break into modeling or acting. #mothers more » -
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"She Is A Constant Reminder Of The Fact That My Youth Is Slipping Away"
Sibel Mehmet is jealous of her 17-year-old daughter, Yasmin. "At 38," she writes, "I'm finding it incredibly difficult to accept the fact that my 17-year-old daughter is the focus of the admiring looks I used to attract." More »
