An Uplifting Tale

Since G.U. is still in L.A. promoting his book, he thought he’d combine two relevant areas in todays posting: giving young children too much decision-making power, and plastic surgery. A mommy friend of his out here exemplified this combo in a story she told him at a party. Apparently, during a recent roughhousing session with her six year old, the boy accidentally ended up scratching the mother’s face. She wasn’t actually injured but since the woman is an actress, she was concerned about marring her most precious resource. “Can you see anything?” she asked the boy. “Did it leave a mark?” Her son shook his head. “No,” he said. “There’s nothing there but the usual lines on your forehead and around your mouth.” Horrified, the mother pulled back, and grabbed a mirror to examine herself (she always had one at hand). Her son looked over her shoulder and stared along with her. After a few moments of concerted posing, she turned to the boy. “Do you think mommy should have something done about these lines?” she asked. “Have them taken away or filled in?” The boy shrugged. “I’m used to your face the way it is.”