Daughters

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Anywho... this evening I thought I'd share a few things about little girls. Kimmy is expecting a girl and as most of you know I have two of my own (Anna, 5 and Sophie, 2). Let's pretend that means I know lots about raising girls. Otherwise, just imagining their teenage years will send me screaming down the street.

A few observations about being a mom to a girl:

1) If your baby girl is a baldie, people will constantly mistake her for a him. It's amazing how irritating this can be, especially when she's decked out in a dress, flowers, bows, or some other obvious frills. When I was an infant (ok, until I was practically two), my mother actually took to using a dab of Caro syrup to glue a bow to my head.

2) Moms should worry less about their daughters' hair. It is their hair. Still, you won't be able to resist taking that strand that's hanging in her face and tucking it behind her ear. You'll try on all of the things you heard as a kid:

• "Would you please do something with that hair?!"
• "Don't be so tender-headed."
• And the usually saccharine, "I just want to be able to see your sweet face."

3) A little girl lets you see your husband in a whole new light – what an amazing woman she will be for his influence. And you'll see yourself in a new light, too -- having a little girl makes you feel somehow more womanly. You'll practically be a font of feminine wisdom from her eyes.

4) As a mother of a girl, you will find that every little thing your daughter does, your parents will inevitably compare to what you were like as a child – you’ll relive your childhood together with a completely new perspective.

5) Lastly, as a previously anti-girly stuff parent, I would just like to say that there’s nothing wrong with pink (assuming it’s a shade compatible with the wearer’s Color Me Beautiful season). Barbie never kept a girl from making it to Smith. You CAN get dirty while wearing a dress. Girls can be tough, assertive, and super smart while still loving to play Disney princess dress-up. :-)

Allison