A mom has been praised on social media for wearing a crop top all day to teach her daughter a valuable lesson about self-acceptance.
TikTok user Arielle, who goes by the handle Mermaid Mom Arielle on the platform, posted a video in which she explained how she was recently inspired to be more adventurous with her own clothing choices.
Take a look at Arielle's video here:In the clip, Arielle explained to her followers that she'd been trying on clothes with her child, who suddenly pointed out a crop top and said that she should wear it.
Arielle, who had always been reluctant to wear the garment out in public because of her own self-consciousness, declined. But this prompted her girl to reason out loud that this was because her mother didn't like her own body.
The mom went on to explain: "I didn't want her to know that. So I wore the crop top. And all day I tried to compliment my own body and talk to myself out loud like how I would like her to talk to her body one day.
"I was not completely comfortable all day, to be honest. But I feel like I need to get myself there so that I can be the best parent to her."
A number of other TikTok users have since taken to the comments to Arielle's post to praise the young mother for having the courage to wear what she wanted, regardless of judgment from others.
For example, one fellow parent wrote: "Good job. That is why I quit wearing makeup, for my daughter's self-esteem."
Another wrote: "That's amazing!! Great job getting positivity out in the world... especially to our young ones!"
Meanwhile, a third added: "Good job!!! I'm sure you rocked that crop top, sis!"
Another wrote: "Honey [you're] beautiful inside and out! It's good [you're] doing this for them, but also for yourself!!! Stay strong gorgeous."
So if you're also worried about your appearance, why not take a leaf out of this parent's book?
