Tasnym's cute, Sarah's pretty

We have always been irritated when people would stop to comment on how cute Tasnym was with her curls and cuxie face... not that we are saying she is not cute cos she really is but we are irritated by the insensitivity of some whgo simply overlook that Sarah is standing by just watching the exchange and being completely ignored. Some who are more sensitive would then turn to Sarah and commen on how pretty she was but you could feel that it was not really genuine.... well at least they made the effort.

We worried that Sarah's self esteem would be impacted by this and were concerned that she would grow up in her sister's shadow tho I know that right now she does not mind it much considering how shy she is. We wondered tho what it was doing to her self esteem until we came to this conversation she had with her papa while out shopping one day...

Sarah: Papa, Tasnym is so cute right? She is sooo cute!!
Papa (very carefully): Yes Tasnym is cute. Sarah is cute too.
Sarah: No Papa, Tasnym is cute. Sarah is pretty!

Well no problems with her self esteem there!!