Last week I gave Leah a little notebook, complete with purple glitter on the cover. Told her it was her journal, and she should ascribe in it her dreams and wishes and feelings.
She chose to christen it with this:
I don't know what to be more concerned about, the fact that she envisions herself as a cross between a Simpson and one of the Bratz, or the content of her dreams.
I always seem to mess up the discussions we have about self-image, as evidenced by her conviction that Kim Kardashian is ugly and needs to put a baby in her tummy so she can be pretty like Mommy ... so this time I opted for the latter:
"What's that?"
"A boy."
"Which boy? Who?"
"I don't know."
"Why did you put him there?"
"Because I want him!"
"Why?"
"Because I WAAANT TO KISS HIM! I WAAANT!"
And then there proceeded a very X-rated physical demonstration that I never thought I'd see between a pre-teen and a piece of paper. I'm blushing just typing that sentence out.
I think it's time to put her up for adoption. I'm clearly not fit for this task.
Takers?
And just how old is Leah already?!
Posted by: Rob | December 20, 2008 at 12:04 AM
That is still so adorable! I know how hard it is to find the RIGHT color to "color" skin tone.
Maybe you can write back to her in pictures and see what happens.
Thanks for reminding me that I need to get back into journaling with my kids. I have fallen off by the wayside.
Posted by: Julie Ann Lanz | December 20, 2008 at 04:15 AM
the fact that she even knows who Kim Kardashian is proves your letting her watch too much of the wrong kind of tv!
BUt I think the boy thing is normal.
Posted by: Lara | December 20, 2008 at 10:01 AM
(Mouth dropping open)
Totally normal.
I think.
Posted by: Josh | December 20, 2008 at 01:30 PM
DEFINITELY normal! LOL. I had my first crush around 7 years old.
Posted by: sazzy | December 20, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Why are you people saying this like it's okay? Like normalcy is something I aspire to in my offspring?
*befuddled*
Posted by: queenalpo | December 21, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Yeh, it's normal. When I was 5, I planned to marry Jay Silverheels. You can always strive to be "other than normal" in other ways. Who is Kim K?
Posted by: littlebluerambler | December 21, 2008 at 05:53 PM
Because you jokingly said you wanted to put her up for adoption because she was all kissing the dude on paper, but it's normal. So, point what? Keep her :) She's gonna end up kissing in the future anyways.
Posted by: sazzy | December 21, 2008 at 06:41 PM