I had a woman bring her 6 year old daughter for a tan once, it was for a dance comp. I did explain to the woman my age limits etc etc, but she became quite pushy and even offered to pay double, she didn't want to go elsewhere as someone had recommended me to her. I did relent but didn't accept extra money.
It was quite clear the little girl didn't want it done from the start, she screwed her face up and kept moving away from the spray, and became quite distressed. Of course, this stressed me out also, but despite the performance her mother insisted I carry on.
In the end I decided to leave the face and managed the little girls body. I gave her mother some self tan for the little girls face and told her how to use it etc and showed them out. I made up my mind to never allow a client to badger me into doing anything like it again and gave the girl who'd booked it in a dressing down too.
Some would say I should have stood my ground and had I been more experienced/confident etc, I would have. I won't ever do it again and I think any parent who would put their child through that much stress deserves a visit from social services.
When I was a little girl, I made dens with my friends, played with dolls and was in bed by 8 o'clock, I didn't think, or even know about tans, being fat or thin or the importance of looking and feeling confident or "sexy", I WAS A CHILD.
Its reasons such as this and over exposure to too much adult behaviour and adult activities that is robbing the future generations of their innocence and resulting in 13 year old girls becoming "mothers", in my opinion anyway.
Natalie x
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