In the afternoon I asked the birthday girl if she wanted to come with me to the paper store to get some table covers for the picnic tables for her after-baptism luncheon. She seriously considered the offer, then asked, "Can I wear this if I go?" as she pointed to the contraption atop her pretty little head.
Then I seriously considered...No freaking way am I going out in public with her looking like that...but why do I care what she's wearing...at least she's dressed modestly...we are not an alien family though...however, she is the birthday girl...if she's okay wearing it then I should be okay to let her wear it...besides, if she wears that hat people won't even think about looking at her chubby mama who needs a better haircut...
[Big, huge sigh]
Yes.
Okay, then. I'll go.
NO!!!! Don't tell me she just said Okay then...I'll go.
[Big, huge, fake smile]
Great! We'll go in just a few minutes.
Thankfully, "just a few minutes" never came for us that day. We seriously ran out of time. And I was seriously relieved.
Can I just say how much I love that girl!!! And that if we hadn't run out of time, I would have taken her to the store wearing her awesome new hat and I swear I would have loved every minute of it.
3 comments:
You're a great mom, Rachelle. Sometimes we just have to bite it and let them live as they choose. And yes, it could have been way worse!
lol. You are a great mom! I love seeing little girls wearing their own "style". You can tell they are just enjoying being kids.
BTW congrats and Happy b-lated birthday to Leah. She surely made a huge step on getting baptize. Congratulations again girl, your momma is doing a magnificent job!
I love her fashion sense, or as you see it, lack thereof. One of a kind girl---she'll always keep you entertained!!! Congrats on the baptism.
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