5 Reasons I love My Daughter, Happy 8th Birthday – Dear Daughter

My daughter will be eight years old next month. At some point. she will actually find this blog and more importantly so will her friends so I thought I would lay the groundwork before I start hearing the  “stop writing about me” comments.

5 Reasons why I love my daughter:

• She is a good friend – My daughter like every other 2nd grader is beginning or already has begun to see the bullying and hurtful comments being thrown around the school yard. But she always looks out for the kids who are “different” and stands up for them. How do I know this? Because the moms  whose children are being bullied or called names, tell me. They always mention how their children talk  about what a good friend she is and how she looks for them. I hope that as you get older, this wonderful trait stays with you and certainly hope that others get your back.

• She is so professional when meeting new people – This week,  my daughter went to her first photo shoot (before you throw rocks, this was a lark and nothing I sought out.) When the producer came over to introduce her self and ask my daughter for her name, my daughter popped right up and looked her in the eye, shook the woman’s hand and loudly said her name. Wow, I was stunned, not about saying her name but the shaking her hand part. It was amazing.  And during the entire shoot, she listened to their direction just like a consummate professional working person would. Good for you kiddo. No crazy diva behaviour for you.

• She has no idea where babies come from – The other day I was curious  and decided to ask her. Why I decided to ask is for another post.

–  “Do you know where babies come from?’ I quietly asked,  waiting with baited breath and fearing the worst.

– “No, I am waiting for you to tell me remember.”  She said with a rather indifferent tone, completely clueless to my fear.

I quickly changed the subject, dodging the bullet until another day. Thank god because,  trust me, I am so not prepared but working on getting prepared.

• She knows how to argue – Okay, this may not be great now because for me it’s frustrating as a parent that your daughter is constantly  arguing to make a point  but this trait will serve her well as an adult. It is almost disturbing how good she at making counter-points and moving onto the next pointed question. At least she has learned the word argumentative at age 7.

• She loves me unconditionally. Punto.