Mom's just get it. On the premiere episode of Dolly Parton's What Would Dolly Do? Radio on Apple Music 1 a while back, her radio show with Apple Music, the country queen dished about her favorite looks, fashion moments, and everything else related to her 2023 book Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And one of the funniest moments came when she talked about how many of the mothers in her town growing up thought she was a "bad influence" because she liked to wear "too much makeup." Dolly pointed out that, ironically, their daughters were the ones out running around with boys and getting in trouble, noting that she was "pretty innocent in that respect": "I was [teasing] my hair, my family's hair, because I had a knack for that. But I was wearing too much makeup, and a lot of the mothers in school thought that I was a bad influence on some of their girls, thinking I was too cheap, a little too this, too that. And their daughters were the ones that were making all the trouble, running with the boys and all that. And I was actually pretty innocent in that respect." She continued, saying that even though her mom wasn't always a fan of how she dressed, she'd help her with it by adding padding to her shirts and dresses so she could "push her boobs up" and fill it out, so to speak. Dolly says her mom would tell her she better not tell her dad she did that, but she ultimately understand it was more about the creativity and building a "look" than anything else, so she did it... and Dolly's iconic look was born, when she was probably even too young to be looking that way: "Well, my mama was my grandpa's daughter and my grandpa was a preacher, so Mama was more flexible than Grandpa… because Mama, she understood that I was just trying to be myself… So Mama was the one that would kind of, if I would say, 'Hey, Mama, when you sew this little thing, put a little padding so I can push my boobs up just a little.' Mama would say, 'Well, you better not tell your daddy I did that.' Mama trusted me too. She knew that I was a singer and I was creative and that I was different. And so she tried to keep me in check as much as she could. But she did understand." Dolly didn't specify how young she was at the time, but I have to imagine she was a teenager or in her early 20's if her mom was still making her clothes (and if it was before she had her signature chest area). It's a funny, but really sweet, memory between mother and daughter and probably something many of us can relate to. I mean, I think a lot of us girls have had times where our moms helped us out in some way that only a woman could understand, and swore to never tell dad, because sometimes they just don't get it, ya know? And once again, Dolly was right about her signature look... she's always known exactly who she is, which is what I love so much about her. Her mama understood better than anyone that it was just part of her look, which was part of a much bigger vision, and she was going to do so much more good for the world if she could just get them to pay attention long enough. Obviously, they pulled it off and we're all better for it. She's been a queen since day one: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7ZvOwWvB24/