Today’s humility moment
May 6, 2008 by bloginmyeye
Today my daughter told me she wants to be a fashion model. When she was four, she wanted to be a teacher. When she was six she wanted to be a veterinarian. Now, she wants to be a fashion model. When I probed further, she let me know that she wants to be a fashion model because rock stars have to study too much poetry “and that’s boring.”
Lord, have mercy, people.
I promise this child does not play with Bratz or watch Hannah Montana. If you haven’t read these two very wonderful and thought provoking posts, you must. It’s real. I’m on my knees.
The Bratz bathroom bummer at My Mommy’s Place — an excellent model for dialoging with our girls about not so innocent fun
Our daughers at This Ain’t New York — slow down the minivan, ladies. The sad part is, I drive my minivan pretty dang slowly. I think pretty carefully about the influences that enter my daughter’s life, and I try to speak truth to the ones that sneak in without my permission. What will happen to all of the other girls?
There was a recent post at Femina also about girls and doll-playing; I thought was very interesting and insightful.
My sisters, as very young girls (twins) used to say they were going to be police dogs when they grew up.
We humored them.
I can empathize with you! As much as I try to to mitigate them, these messages still get through.
There was actually a little girl in Julia’s dance class, she’s three, who was reluctant to eat and told her mom, “I don’t want to eat, because I don’t want to be fat.” The mother was beside herself. I could have wept.
Thanks for the link!
Perhaps she can be a fashionable teacher of veterinary medicine?
Keep talking…She’ll shake off the crazy eventually; she’s got a smart mom
Having five girls I have a particular concern to see that they grow up SLOWLY. The world is pushing for girls’ attention at younger and younger ages. Thanks for the links, I look forward to reading them.
These were great links, Lainey. I agree — it goes way too fast. I’m all for keeping childhood around as long as possible.
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