Her mother was of Hungarian Jewish and Aboriginal background and her father was of Scottish descent.

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Angie

Her mother is of Greek descent and her father is of Irish, Scottish and Cherokee Native American ancestry
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Common thread: native/aborginal blood

I think Finley is a mix, and Avery takes more after her father. They’re adorable girls and I still can’t believe how big they’re getting. I still remember them both as babies. Angie looks good as well.

I just had to laugh at the comment she made about having to get her husband drunk on date night in order to have more kids. That was hilarious!!!

Wow! Having two boys, I’ve never really had to worry about the body awareness factor. It sounds like Angie’s nickname for the girls is for their height. My boys are both exceptionally tall (their doctor said they will be about 6’6″ and 6’5″)and my 6 year old is already the talk of his school. Kids point at him and whisper about “that really tall Kindergartner” and he likes being tall, but we get comments about his behavior, many people think he’s 9…Perhaps for a girl it might be different being tall, so preparing her girls for the teasing isn’t such a bad idea.

I think it depends on the way teasing is done. My cousins constantly teased me because I read a lot and there aren’t really many readers in my family, lol. When I was teased at school about it, I was always able to laugh it off, as well as having gotten glasses and braces at the same time when I was 10… Being the geek at home and being loved for it made up for being the geek at school and having to fight about it (eventually, when the class bully knocked my glasses off).

I’m sure they just as often tell their girls that they are beautiful.

As far as the “no body fat/high booty” and the “waist chub/droopy butt” phase… Look at the context. I thought that the way the comment was phrased was that every toddler goes through the “waist chub/droopy butt” phase and that the level of Finley’s activity gave her the six-pack and little body fat. I don’t think she’s talking to *them* at this age about body fat or their droopy butts, unless it’s something along the lines of “Come ‘mere, Mama’s bubble-tummy!” or “Little wiggleworm!” Which is fun and understandable for both of them and will change as their bodies change.

Ditto, Lilybett

hmm the teasing could be bad and good I guess. It probably depends more on the other aspects such as is one sister going to be taller and thinner while the other is chubby? She might end up being jealous but maybe they do it in a way that they tease about the cute stuff? Who knows I personally wouldnt do it.

Those girls will be just fine!!! My sister has three daughters who all grew up to be over 6 feet. They were ALWAYS taller than their school mates. They were teased at home by their parents, aunts and cousins. They grew up to be tall, confident, beautiful girls. Teasing from outsiders never bothered them because they knew they were loved. It’s reverse psychology. It works.

The fact that they tease in a loving way is really good for the girls. I was raised like that. Growing up I was very skinny, tall and had broad shoulders. I would get teased a lot, but it never bothered me because I was teased in the loving way at home. My step dad calls me ‘The Fridge’ and it made it easier for me to brush off the comments I got about my size. Now I’m 5’7″, muscled arms, shoulders and legs with broad shoulders and big hips. I developed LONG before any of the other girls at school did so they teased me a lot because I got the boys attention before they did.

I think it’s better for kids to grow up thinking that teasing is funny, because then they won’t take it as serious. I do it now with my little brothers and their fine at school. I am hardly self-conscious of myself, there are a few times were I feel a bit sad because my big behind won’t fit into a pair of jeans I like, but my mom will tease and I’ll laugh it off.

Remember, laughing is the best medicine!

I was teased about my body at home, and it led to a lifetime of feeling insecure and inferior. It took lots of therapy to undo even some of the damage, believe me. And the sad part is, I was a cute, skinny little kid and I didn’t even know it! I felt like a big, fat, awkward troll.

I think we all need to empower our kids a little more, rather than “prepare them for the real world” through teasing…