u/PuzzleheadedTone5553

I think my mom is the most beautiful person ever, and she’s never ever ever made appearances something that was an overly important aspect of life. Growing up she, of course always called me beautiful, but made a point to never negatively comment on herself or her body around me as well as never commenting on my own body.

Now that i’m an adult (26) she’s a little more open about her insecurities with me. it’s not something she dwells on (with me at least) or something she makes to seem like a big deal to her, but it seems she does not feel beautiful or desirable. It’s not that that’s a top priority for her, but everyone wants to feel beautiful in their own skin.

she recently got a bad haircut she hates and i think it may have acted as a trigger or something because she has been very very sad since coming home. She’s been trying to hide the fact that she’s crying and doesn’t seem to want company.

i brought home a lot of things she could use to try and work with the hair, various products and accessories but she wasn’t interested in trying anything out tonight.

what else can i do, not just in this situation alone, but consistently to make her feel beautiful? there are very few things in my life that have broken my heart like this, i can’t stand to see her think of herself that way, i want her to feel beautiful inside and out

any moms out there, what’s something that would make you feel more beautiful and seen that i could potentially try to integrate into my moms life? any advice is greatly appreciated

Edit: sorry i’m not sure how i’m supposed to edit! but the haircut is especially making her upset because of how short it is. She had cancer 6 years ago and she said it feels like she’s right back to the start with growing it out again :(

My mom is honestly the best and has not been loving her hair for a little bit now. She doesn’t really talk about it but i’ve seen her struggling to style it and have heard a comment here and there about it. She recently had a hair appointment which i could tell she was excited for but unfortunately it did not go well

They cut it WAY too short and she’s pretty sad about it, which is so unlike her and i want to make it better in anyway i can. I’ve never been good with hair so im looking for advice on styles or things to do / products to use that would help.

For some info, she has very fine, straight hair. it’s never held a curl well and many up dos she’s tried don’t look how she imagined because her hair is so fine. even overnight tricks don’t hold in her hair. The cut she got is basically a blunt bob. It stops by her chin and the way it’s currently styled, it curls in slightly. But essentially a blunt chin length bob, no layers or anything (and she says her hair is too fine for that anyway)

any styles that would help with the cut while also being on the more low maintenance side would be so so helpful, even if it requires product that’s okay! just nothing that would take longer than 10-15 minutes at the most realistically.