Comments on: Overheard: Just an Ordinary Girl

By: betsy

betsy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:11:10 +0000

My husband performed a magic trick where he produced a rainbow silk scarf. Two-year-old Ian draped it around his neck and announced “Now I’m a princess!”

Not technically a conversation, since no one corrected him.

By: claire

claire — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:20:13 +0000

Once when my daughter was about 4 (now 9, a la Eden) and had finished “cleaning up” her room, she opened the door with a flourish, and said
“Welcome… I’d like you to meet my husband, Mr. President Bush.”

Not too sure what the conversation was after that, too stunned to speak.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:59:58 +0000

Oh this is a good one, and a great reminder of the old one. That’s the world I’m living in with 5.5yo Kaileigh. Princesses everywhere and shoes, and makeup, and more shoes.

We just had a conversation a few weeks ago about the kinds of cars that she wants. I asked her why she didn’t want a motorcycle, and she told me that girls weren’t allowed to ride motorcycles.

So then I found myself in the odd position of trying to encourage my daughter to ride motorcycles when she turns of age. It was slightly surreal.