Breast enhancement part of college plan
DEAR ABBY: My wife’s niece, a high school senior, is a beautiful girl with an excellent, well-proportioned figure. Like many girls her age, she’s narcissistic and obsessed with her looks and constantly posting pictures of herself on social media.
She’s off to college in a few months, and “in order to ensure she’s attractive to boys,” wants to get a boob job. She works in a clothing store and has saved toward the cost.
Her mother and aunt are supportive and willing to help her pay for it. Their logic is, they both had boob jobs. However, they had theirs done well into their 40s, after their children were born and as clear-thinking adults. I feel being supportive of an 18-year-old making such a major decision for what I think is the wrong reason is irresponsible parenting.
I know it’s absolutely none of my business, and I won’t say a word, but I wonder what your commonsense opinion is. They do read your column. — RATIONAL UNCLE IN THE WEST
DEAR UNCLE:
I agree with you that getting breast enhancement surgery to be more attractive to boys is doing it for the wrong reason. But my “commonsense” opinion is that if the cosmetic surgery
is approved by the girl’s mother and aunt, for your own safety, you should stay out of the minefield.
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