Yes, You Can be Too Young for Plastic Surgery

7-year-old Poppy with her mother Sarah Burge, aka "The Human Barbie"

The holiday season should have been a joyful time filled with toys, good food, and quality time spent with family.

While it's possible that 7-year-old Poppy Burge had all of these things this year, there's something very disturbing about what she requested: plastic surgery.

This year, her mother (the self-proclaimed "Human Barbie"), Sarah Burge, put a voucher for liposuction in her stocking.

While this may sound bad, last year Poppy's mum gave her a voucher for breast implants...as a birthday gift!

Sadly, Poppy couldn't have been happier about her future plastic surgeries.

She told Closer Magazine, “I wanted a new computer, a holiday, and a voucher for surgery. When I got it all, it was a dream come true. All my friends were jealous. I can’t wait to be like Mummy with big boobs. They’re pretty.”

And while there are a million things wrong with this story, Ms. Burge is scarily unapologetic about her questionable parenting choices.

She said, "“Some people think it's controversial and I get angry when strangers say I'm a bad mother because I don't think there's any harm in giving her this gift. Poppy is a normal kid who is good at sports and loves playing outside. Girls don’t want Snow White and Cinderella anymore. They want to be WAGs [ a term for wives and girlfriends of famous footballers] and famous like Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga. I’m just supporting her and making her dreams come true.”

The Burge family is just one example of just how distorted our society's perception of beauty is. What happened to encouraging little girls to become doctors, astronauts and world leaders?

It's true that looks can only get a person so far; more importantly, being funny and smart (on top of caring for your appearance) will earn a girl a whole lot more respect in the long run.

To learn more, read the full article: Plastic Surgery...for a 7-Year-Old?