Mindy Kaling Shares the Advice B.J. Novak Gives Her About Raising Her Daughter
etonline.comMindy Kaling’s bestie, B.J. Novak, has a sound piece of advice for her when she is speaking to her daughter. On episode three of the Archetypes podcast, the 43-year-old actress reveals to host Meghan Markle that Novak, who is her children’s godfather, offered a tip for the type of compliments she should give her daughter daily.
After sharing how she often categorized herself as the “ugly duckling” or “smart one” growing up, she wanted to make sure she told her 4-year-old daughter, Katherine, she was beautiful every day.
While the idea seemed like a good thing to her, her friend and former co-star shared how it really isn’t good for her daughter in the long run. “So much of it too is what we tell our kids," Kaling says. “I mean, so I grew up always feeling ugly, overweight, othered.
So, with my daughter, I’m always telling her that she’s beautiful to the point where my friend, B.J., is like, ‘You can tell her other compliments.’” A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)“I was always told, ‘Oh, you’re smart.
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