Hi Ugly, My nine-year-old daughter has become aware that she has a moustache. (I’m a hairy Italian, this is her birthright.) It’s more noticeable than anything her friends have, and visible in pictures. When she first mentioned it last year, my instinct was to deny its existence, but I realized I’d be lying. So I said, “That’s OK, I have it too. Lots of girls do.” She brought it up again recently, in a more pointed and negative way. Do I tell her that we can do something about it if it bothers her? Is that spitting in the face of body positivity, or giving her agency? I could make her wait until she is a certain age – nine is so young, although I had my own arms waxed at 10 – but why impose an age limit on her comfort? – Hairy Italian Mom Contrary to popular belief, women are human beings. Homo sapiens. Fur-covered mammals! Two things separate us from our animal sistren on this front: the cultural imperative to annihilate the fur that covers our flesh, and access to waxing salons.…