My Daughter Asked If I Was Beautiful — Here's Why I Hesitated 0 Shares Deep into quarantine, when the days have blurred in a sea of unshowered sameness, I find myself lounging on the couch next to my 6-year-old daughter Shira. We're watching an Instagram video on my phone — a hair tutorial by a gorgeous redhead with a mane so perfect that I feel physical pangs of jealousy. I make a passing comment, a fleeting observation about how much I love her hairstyle. I don't think twice about my remark, but Shira clearly does. She looks at me, a question written across her face. "Mom, are you beaut...