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Makeup Monday
She's eight. She can't wait to be a teenager. The good news is, after I gave her the opportunity to try out a makeup set someone had given her, we decided that she would only wear eyeshadow and lip gloss to school. Just before we walked out the door I added some glitter to the look. "Mommy, you're the best - ever!" was her reaction. #phew #mommywin
Throwback Tuesday
"Mom, is that what you really used to wear?" She asks as she comes into the kitchen to get her breakfast, finding me in jeans and a (pretty hideous) polyester shirt.
"This kind of shirt is older than me - it's even older than Daddy!"
"But the jeans are from now, right?"
"Jeans are over a hundred years old."
"No way!"
Wacky Wednesday
"Do you have your clothes picked out for tomorrow?" I ask as we are finishing dinner.
"I do! I'm wearing what would be THE wackiest thing you could wear on a wacky dress up day - I'm dressing normally," says the eight year old.
I can't believe how much more savvy eight year olds are than when I was eight. I didn't know anything about fashion or makeup, and still don't know a whole lot! She also sounds so smart: "I'm wearing ...THE wackiest thing you could wear...I'm dressing normally." I also didn't know anything about irony!
ReplyDeleteWhat great out of the box thinking. I like how you got mommy points by adding glitter. Sometimes so little is needed to make a child happy.
ReplyDeleteLove the structure of this slice. Three minis linked together. Times really have changed, haven't they? I don't remember anyone in third grade caring much about how they looked, what they wore. You can never go wrong with a little glitter!
ReplyDeleteLoved it!
ReplyDeleteAh, spirit week! What's cool is that you can both get into it. I like the way you've created momentum with these episodes. I'm totally curious what Thursday and Friday will bring.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your posts! You communicate so much so well in a few lines of dialogue. You are inspiring me to try. Also, your daughter sounds like a sweetheart--must be good parenting. :)
ReplyDeleteUnder promise and over deliver isn't just a sales technique - it's for parents too! :) What fun little snippets of what a kid is thinking during a week of dressing differently . . .
ReplyDeleteI love your mommy commentaries - very sweet writing.
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