When Mommy guides you to the mirror for the first time and requires you to look yourself in the eyes and talk to yourself, you will be as you are. You will be in what you're comfortable in (t-shirt and wet diaper), you will be raw, you will be nothing but yourself. No more, no less. She will make make you say things like,
Oh, beautiful bothers you? I can see you twitch uncomfortably...
Mommy isn't referring to your body, it's your mind. As you stand here as you are, everything I know about you as you've opened up to me, the human, adult, little inside...your wants, desires, regrets, dreams...all of it. The emotions you convey are special, and I know you weren't allowed to have them...you are a special person and with the clouded filter of the world we can easily forget just who we are. That's why I have you stand here, this way, for me.
Emotions are gold, and opinion is merely a matter of perspective Baby.
It will be hard. Awkward. Even feel taboo and dangerous. You'll fight it and try to stop it, or not make eye contact. But Mommy knows best. You will do it anyways. I'll be here with you, it's ok.
She will make you do this often, randomly, so as to catch you off guard. You will find it annoying for a while, but enjoy it no less.
You will start to say things out loud about yourself about what you really are, all the things Mommy told you to say. You will find yourself again in old likes and hobbies, and Mommy loves to watch you grow. You will go out and make your own choices towards your newfound confidence, and that is what Mommy wanted to teach you all along.
You have started to accept it, and looking at yourself isn't so hard now. You're able to say the silly phrases easier and even make up your own. You've been conditioned to love yourself more because Mommy knew you needed it.
Mommy is so proud. Mommy knows what being lost feels like, and watching you find yourself and light up is what Mommy wanted.