TW: self harm

my husband and i were talking and my self harm scars came up. i’m two months pregnant, and he asked what i was going to do to cover my scars while our kid grows up. i said i didn’t plan on covering them up because i’m not embarrassed of them.

so my question is, would you expose your child to self harm scars ? if so how old would you wait for them to be ?

imo i don’t want to cover them, i’ve had them since i was 14. i think i’d be able to teach them a lesson and hopefully show them that they could come and talk to me about any sad feelings they have since i’ve been through it. obviously i wouldn’t go into detail that’s not age appropriate. my husband says that exposing the kid to my scars will make them think it’s okay.