That's what I've been trying to teach Hannah, anyway. She is very often told that she is pretty. She thinks she is pretty. She's wrong--she is beautiful, but I keep trying to slip in the idea that it is more important to be a good person (pretty doesn't last, after all). So when I found her in front of the mirror again yesterday (partly our fault--there are too many in this house!), I asked why she was looking at herself, what she saw. The conversation went something like this:
"Because I'm pretty."
"That's right--you are. But what is more important than being pretty?"
(Tilt of the head, pause for effect:)
"Beautiful!"
"OK. And what's more important than being beautiful?"
(Nanosecond pause:)
"Gorgeous!"
Clearly I'm doing something wrong.
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