Heck, I’ll throw a charitable thought out to the old bag and second what Siege said. Here is hoping that she just didn’t want her daughter embarrassing the pretty lady by being complimented even in the ladies room, 'cause she had to be in there to avoid her plethora of suitors.
My somewhat more benign explanation is that kids say all kinds of unfiltered stuff, and the parent provides the filter as a kind of reflex. The woman would have acted the same way if the kid had said, “Mom, that lady is really fat!” Jump in, minimize, deflect, in other words – but not all that competently.
A lot of women aren’t comfortable with compliments - they feel they are at best insincere and at worst back handed mean spirited insults. To call a woman not traditionally attractive “beautiful” would be the worst sort of insult to this kind of woman - they know you know you aren’t “traditionally beautiful” therefore, it must be that the complementer is making fun of you. Who in the ugly duckling set in high school didn’t know someone who fell prey to some variation of the “oh, you should wear blue eyeshadow all the time, it brings out the color of your eyes” ploy, while the cheerleaders all laughed over too much blue eyeshadow. Sad if this is the correct interpretation, because it speaks to her own insecurity, her own standard of beauty, and the types of friends this woman has had.
Or she could really be the Wicked Witch of the West.
The date of upload is October 28. I’d bet money it’s Halloween makeup.
Some people have to be huge nasty bitches because they are huge nasty bitches.
You could have just flipped her off.
correct. I was a knock-out mouse (nerdy, I know) The busted lip is real, however.
Well…not to be critical…but I wouldn’t call you beautiful.
Pretty gross actually.
YOU HAVE NO NECK! How do you turn your head? Not only no neck, but no shoulders. Your head is as long as your legs. This might mean you’re pretty smart but it does look freakish.
Also, your legs look so tiny that I don’t know how you stand.
I’m sorry to break this to you…but you look like a freak.
You need to scroll backwards through the pictures. She actually looks more like an old-fashioned sewing machine.
Hmmmm… trying to picture this:
Girl-to LM, “You look really fat!”
Mom, “It’s the shoes and the tights.”
Nope, doesn’t work…
<hijack>We have that exact same sewing machine in our house.</hijack> Carry on.
I’ve no idea why evil-mum had to do that, I love it when my little girl says “Hiya” to random strangers or blows kisses to the world at large. As long as I’m with her, I don’t mind her doing that to strangers, especially when they appreciate it.
You’re thinking too literally. I mean she would have reacted in a similar way, trying to deflect the force of the girl’s comments.
It’s more fun to think that way, especially when it comes to LM’s interaction with the public…
I bet YOU don’t have a pair of red shoes, either. 
::Shrug:: It is hard to say why some people are bitches. People are always able to justify their own actions - at least to themselves.
Some people think it is funny to make fun of other’s ailments. I can’t begin to understand why a person would consider this entertainment, but I’ve seen it happen here. I’ve even seen it justified with phrases like: *I would like to think we could all just lighten up and have a sense of humor about our flaws. *
I didn’t think it was great advice at the time, but maybe it will help you in this situation. Perhaps you should lighten up and have a sense of humor about your flaws.
If the little girl called me fat I would have probably been like “well you look like a midget, bitch”
diet coke…through the nostrils…
Hmmm… I’m beginning – just beginning – to scent a woosh. And let the record show that I have no ruby slippers.
Sal’s fun to play with!
(I’m messing your head–for fun and profit!)
And LM, you wouldn’t say that to the little girl because that Mom would have kicked your ass! There’d be no clicking those heels 3 times to get out of that…
“I’m fat, you’re stupid. I can lose weight.”