June 2, 2010

{Self Esteem}

The other day I was doing Lauren's hair and she put her arms around me and said:

"Mom you have big sides"

Huh? What? I quickly thought of all the snippy Motherly comebacks I could tell her like:

Watch your mouth young lady! or
You can't talk to your Mother that way! or
Yeah, thanks to you! or
Just wait...it's hereditary!

Instead I decided to be the bigger man, chuckled and told her thanks! {which confused her}

I was going to let it slide. She doesn't understand. She wasn't trying to be mean.
Then there was today.

I was sitting in the chair and she climbed up to sit next to me and in her most mature, whiny 4 year old voice:

"I want to sit by you but you are toooo big!"

Really??? Why must I continue to be insulted by my 4 year old?
Is it really necessary? We did not teach her this!
I'm scared.
What is it going to be like when she is 12 or 15 or 17?
I am pretty sure I will be the dumbest, ugliest, most embarrassing mother on the planet.

Which probably means, at that point, I am doing my job!

2 comments:

Brenda said...

I have the same thoughts about Brianna. I dread those teenage years. I'm relishing these joyful years all I can.

Don't let your daughter fool you-you are young and beautiful!

tHe GrAy Fam said...

wow, i hear all these stories from my SIL's and now you and i just laugh my butt off cause i just think its so funny.. of course you're physique(sp?) is fab, but really thats funny!!!

haha, stephen tells me all the time i'm going to end up with a little girl as fiesty as myself.. and i just laugh and say YA RIGHT! even so, it'd be hilarious!