The dreadful sight in the mirror

I have to laugh at this now cause it was funny, but at the time it wasn't at all!!!

My beautiful Angel woke up this morning for school. She was just going about her usual morning routine and suddenly I noticed them, the awful, the depressing, and unsightful things we call ZITS ( they weren't just red spots, but the nasty ones with little white heads, I know TMI)!

Mind you she is only 8 so when I noticed these 3 nice zits clumped together on her little soft cheek, I was shocked! I looked at her (well at them) and couldn't decide if I should tell her and if I do tell her should I tell her they are zits? What's a mother to do in a situation like this??? I freaked a little actually, then I just asked her " kiddo have you looked in the mirror yet this morning?" she replied with "NO why?" I calmly said sweet cheeks you have a few zits on your cheek... oh the nerves were bubbling up inside me for what could happen next!

She ran over to the mirror to see if indeed she really did have them or if I was tricking her. To her surprise they were really there! She kept saying I don't have zits, those are not zits, pop them mom, make them go away and then she said, "I am not going to school like this"!!! I said sorry but yes you are, I told her I would try to find something to put on them to hide those little scary things and she was a little relieved!

After I said this to her I thought to myself am I teaching her that wearing cover up or make up at 8 is ok because to me it is definitely not. I was worried if I did in fact cover them up would the cover up make them worse? I was worried I was going to make her innocent, soft, beautiful skin oily and she doesn't need that! So we were so busy getting ready for school I was going to act like I forgot, but she however did not! I took her into my bathroom to cover them up and to my goofy surprise... Oh, my cover up is too dark for her pale skin, DUH!!!!! Just to clarify I did not put this anywhere on her face but the zitted ( LOL funny word!) area. I was freaking out cause the cover up was noticable and she was freaking out cause it didn't cover them up at all, it sadly made them stand out more! Well with nothing else to offer her, but the reminder of how important it is to wash your face every morning and night...we went to school!

My little girl is sadly starting to be a young lady and I was not ready for this at all! I don't think she was either! So as I sit here thinking of our very stressful morning all I can do is chuckle...Hahaha!!!!