So today I had an opportunity to bestow wisdom upon my elder daughter.
It went...not so well.
At one point during the course of our day, Audrey emerged from her room decked out in her princess dress, "clip-clop" shoes and tiara. She had glittery polished nails and was wearing every piece of play jewelry she owns.
It went...not so well.
At one point during the course of our day, Audrey emerged from her room decked out in her princess dress, "clip-clop" shoes and tiara. She had glittery polished nails and was wearing every piece of play jewelry she owns.
The life lesson attempt played out as follows:
Audrey: Mommy, do I look bee-yewtiful??
Me: Of course you do, honey. You are beautiful even without all that stuff.
Audrey: What you say?
Me: You are beautiful all by yourself. (Audrey looks puzzled)
It's not what people wear or how they look that makes them beautiful; it's how good and kind they are. You are beautiful because you are sweet, caring, and you share a lot.
Audrey: Ha Ha, you are kidding, Mommy!
Me: No, I'm not, honey. (I proceed to repeat something along the same lines about having a good heart and blah blah blah. The topic then drops and Audrey begins to adorn her fingers with rings, piling all of them upon one hand).
A few minutes later she holds her hands out for inspection:
Audrey: Mommy, which hand is prettier?
Me: I think BOTH hands are lovely, with or without rings.
Audrey: Oh, okay
Me: (thinking to myself) Hey, she's sort of getting it!
Audrey: Mommy, do I look bee-yewtiful??
Me: Of course you do, honey. You are beautiful even without all that stuff.
Audrey: What you say?
Me: You are beautiful all by yourself. (Audrey looks puzzled)
It's not what people wear or how they look that makes them beautiful; it's how good and kind they are. You are beautiful because you are sweet, caring, and you share a lot.
Audrey: Ha Ha, you are kidding, Mommy!
Me: No, I'm not, honey. (I proceed to repeat something along the same lines about having a good heart and blah blah blah. The topic then drops and Audrey begins to adorn her fingers with rings, piling all of them upon one hand).
A few minutes later she holds her hands out for inspection:
Audrey: Mommy, which hand is prettier?
Me: I think BOTH hands are lovely, with or without rings.
Audrey: Oh, okay
Me: (thinking to myself) Hey, she's sort of getting it!
She walks away, and I hear her mumble quietly to herself...
"it's because BOTH hands are polished."
Oh, never mind.
1 comment:
Your own mother gives you a big Thumbs Up for the effort, but, Sugar, if this is the least of the "lessons" you try to teach your child and that she blithely ignores, count yourself lucky! Some of us are comfortable as little brown wrens and some of us are peacocks. Guess which Audrey's working toward :-)
Mother
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