Her daughter asked about wrinkles―her answer could change the way kids see themselves

When Amanda’s young daughter asked about the lines on her face, she could have brushed it off. (Or worse, framed them as “flaws.”) Instead, in a now-viral TikTok with over 17.5K views, Amanda offered her little girl a story that has everyone rethinking the way we talk about our bodies.

“In my experience, these lines show, for me, all the times that I got excited for myself and for the people around me that I love,” Amanda recounts in the video. “How special is that?”

Amanda went on: “Our bodies remember these things, especially when we’ve been doing it for a really, really long time.”

And then came the sweetest twist: her daughter immediately asked if she could have some, too.

Flipping the script on beauty pressure

In a world where Botox is sold as self-care and filters claim to erase a decade in a swipe, Amanda’s response felt like a breath of fresh air. She didn’t label her wrinkles as something to hide or fix. Instead, she reframed them as proof of joy—a living scrapbook of love and laughter.

The internet noticed. Thousands of commenters chimed in to say Amanda’s words felt like “re-parenting” for them, offering healing from the body-shaming scripts many of us grew up hearing. Commenter @alexa_luuwhoo wrote, “My favorite part about toddlerhood is being able to explain these things to our children for the first time and in a way that opens up their hearts to the world.”

The parenting takeaway

Kids are always listening, and the way we describe our bodies becomes part of their inner voice. By teaching her daughter that wrinkles are memories of happiness, Amanda planted a seed of self-love that may last a lifetime.

It’s a reminder for all of us: Our children don’t learn confidence from what we tell them, but from what they hear us say about ourselves.

A love story written on our faces

Wrinkles, gray hairs, stretch marks—these are not flaws to erase, but stories written on our bodies. As @thestringymama commented: “Can’t wait to share this perspective with my son next time he points out my wrinkles.”

Thanks to Amanda’s gentle wisdom, her daughter will grow up seeing her mom’s face not as something to critique, but as something to celebrate. And maybe one day, she’ll see her own the same way.

 Motherly takeaway: The next time your child asks about your body, see it as an opportunity. Your answer could be the story they carry into their own reflection.