She is stomping her feet AGAIN. I did a horrible thing. I had the nerve to ask her to take a shower! What a wicked Mom. Just the innocent suggestion that she might want to go and rinse the weekend’s dirt and grime from her gorgeous cheeks sent her into some kind of pre-pubescent melt down!
“I hate showers”
“I don’t need to wash my hair”
“Mommmmmmmm…it takes too long”
I did the appropriate thing. Turned the volume up on the TV.
This little stomping thing is something new. My darling daughter was never a child prone to temper tantrums. She has never really pushed the envelope. Could I be headed into the world of puberty already?
Good lord I’m not ready for that!!
What do I remember about being 10? Not much.
I remember countless hours swimming in our pool, and swinging on the swings.
I remember my Grade 4 teacher Mr. Jones used to pick his nose, wipe it on the bottom of his shoe and then ever so gracefully scrape his shoe on the rim of that black garbage pail! There is a nice legacy.
I remember we had a new boy join our school. All the girls thought he was the cutest thing EVER. Why? Because he wore Sweaters! Wait. I thought boys were cute?
I remember it was the year girls divided into clicks.
I also remember it was the year I started keeping a diary under lock and key. Does this mean my darling daughter could be keeping secrets from me?
I also remember being the last girl in my class who needed a bra. Boo.
The only explanation for my darling daughters emotional outbursts of late…she must be doing some kind of pre-PMS dance. No wonder asking her to take a shower can send her into a rage. Hormones suck.
Oh baby, if only I could find a way to make the next few years easier for you! Puberty (ugo word) can be so hard.
Looking back, I wish someone had told me:
-Girls can be some of the meanest creatures on earth, those mean ones, they are the ones who are sad or broken. Take it with a grain of salt.
-You will have your heart broken, but it will heal.
~Boys come and go, but girlfriends are forever. Hang on to your friends.
~Peer pressure is real. Believe in Yourself.
~Know that you can ALWAYS count on your Mom.
There is just no stopping our babies from growing up! Guess I better get prepared. It’s going to be a wonderful loud and bumpy ride!
When we think back there were so many events that were difficult and I think it is much harder growing up today.
you’ll be able to tease her about these no-bath days when she’s 14 and is taking a bath and shower constantly and doing her hair multiple times a day! and crying hysterically over a pimple on the nose – dreadful!
I was going to post about the shower drama at my house as well…both the 8 year old and the 5 year old, scream to get in…it is an all out war…yet once they are in there…it is a whole nother war to get them out.
seriously, I can’t win with these kids.
I wish someone had told me all those points also…would have saved me some tears. ;0
10? yeah, she is doing the pre-pms dance.
you never know when the music will stop and start for that dance either. Take her words with a grain of salt, she may make you cry too.