Last night DH and I were discussing his daughter's unhealthy, obsessive, oedipal complex (is it still called that when it's a daughter/mother thing instead of a son/mother thing?) or in other words....how SD13 is BM's mini-wife.

Somewhere in the course of the discussion, DH says: "Well, we all know that she's going to be a total hottie someday...."

I replied with a horrified "What?!?"

DH: "Oh come on, just LOOK how beautiful she is now."

Me: wtf written all over my face

DH: "Well she is."

And I vomit a little in my mouth. :sick:

I don't know if that's normal or not. She is an average looking girl. How can he see "hottie" especially when she looks so much like BM? hmmmm.

My family wasn't overly demonstrative with compliments or with physical affection so sometimes it's difficult for me to gauge "normal" behavior but at the very least, this looks like DH is a bit blind to reality. There is nothing wrong with being average and yet they tell that girl she's a genius and a beauty queen all the time. Doesn't that do the exact opposite for someone's self esteem once they grow up and realize they aren't as perfect as mommy and daddy told them they were?