Six years ago BabyGirl G. came into my life. I'm still trying to catch my breath.
Dealing with two kids isn't twice as hard as dealing with one; it's at least four - what they don't tell you when you become a parent is that it's a square function. That's the main reason we didn't have three kids - we weren't prepared for life to get that much more complicated. That and we didn't want to be outnumbered. Plus, with my luck, the third pregnancy would have been triplets...
Life with a son and a daughter is certainly interesting, to say the least. We balance karate with gymnastics; Daisy Troops with Cub Scouts; duelling swimming lessons; all the trappings of a multi-child family. We've never pushed gender-specific roles on our kids, yet TheBoy naturally gravitates towards guns and cars whereas BabyGirl G. loves dolls and ponies.
It won't be long before she eschews My Little Pony for a cell phone; before I'm watching a steady parade of young men of interest (a.k.a. "landfill") drift into and out of her life; before she moves beyond the protective cocoon of daddy and onto bigger things. High school. College. Convent. (Kidding. Sorta). I've got no choice but to watch her grow, adding my input wherever possible...
It doesn't mean I have to like it, mind you; I just can't do anything about it...
That is all.
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Every father who has a daughter should maintain an adequate arsenal that he is more than willing to brandish when said "landfill" come by. A friend of mine once said "Having boys is easy, you only have one boy to worry about. Having girls is much more difficult, because there are 3 billion boys you have to worry about and they haven't made a magazine that large yet."
That's one lucky girl, with Micky to wish her happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, BabyGirl G.!! I have the feeling this is one birthday she'll always remember. :)
A son is a son until he takes a wife.
A daughter is a daughter all your life.
The man she picks will never be good enough for dad, but you can always train(threaten) him to improve to your standards.
Good luck-They grow up to fast.
God Bless
And then one day, when she's all grown up and marries the one man on the planet that meets your high standards - you think you can maybe sit back breath a sigh of relief?
Nope.
'Cuz before you know it, the next wave comes along and now the little girl watch starts all over.
I wouldn't miss a minute of it, and I'm sure you wouldn't either :)
You will soon need this: http://www.zazzle.com/mens_humorous_basic_dark_t_shirt-235924464531760394
We recently gave 2 to our neighbor who has blonde daughters ages 12 and 16.
farmist,
Already got one...
:)
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