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Grimace in pain and curse the troubles of today's youth as you read this sentence: “For waxing, 12 years old is the 'new normal.'"

That's one of the quotations uttered in this article, devoted to the pleasant subject of preteen girls who get leg and bikini waxes.

My mom wouldn't let me shave my legs until I hit seventh grade. I hated it. But waxing? I don't know why any junior high schooler would voluntarily subject herself to that pain. Or why any parent would encourage it.

Sigh. Do NOT use the phrase "kids today." Do NOT use the phrase "kids today." Do NOT use the phrase "kids today."