My Daughter Thinks I Look Like a Hag

One of the things you spend a lot of time doing when you have a six month

old is staring at a mirror. Babies love to look at themselves. I get such

amusement watching her stare at her own reflection. As she studies her own

face, fingers, and arms I notice how much she seems to look nothing like me.

She is seriously her father’s clone. I did all the work carrying her for

nine months and what do I get in return? Then I start to notice all the

lines in my face. Man, you have really let yourself go, I think. Did the

baby suck out all that you had going for you? The worst part is that

immediately after I get my hair colored and blown out she seems to smile at

me more. She likes to see me in makeup. I think she is trying to tell me

that I need to get my act together. Stop being a hag, mom. I have a rep to protect.