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Scarlett is really turning out to be a girly girl: she loves accessories (purses, hair clips, hair bands), loves, loves, loves dresses, and loves make-up. She definitely didn't get it from me so I don't know where she's getting it from. I rarely wear dresses or wear make-up. It's definitely not from my mom. I don't think it's from my husband's mom or sisters either (correct me if I'm wrong please!). Somehow, she's prewired to be that way. Three Saturdays ago, we went for a small hike and picnic lunch. She wore a dress and black nylon stockings for the hike. Last Saturday, we went to a neighbor's house for a wine pairing dinner. The neighbor's 7 year old daughter entertained Scarlett and another girl and I think Scarlett was so happy to hang out with the older girls. She got her nails painted and she was showing it off to everyone. That night and the following night, she wouldn't let us wash her hands during her bath because she was afraid that the nail polish would wash off. It was pretty funny. The following day, she was visiting her grandma and her aunts and was playing with her grandma's purse when she found grandma's lipstick. I wasn't there but my husband told me that she smeared it all over a lips (and face).
These days, trying to get her to wear pants is such a losing battle. It's not that I want her to wear pants everyday, even though that's my personal preference for myself. But on cold days, we try and get her to wear tights or pants under her dress to keep her warm when her stockings are all in her dirty hamper but she absolutely refuses. She tells us that "it's not right! pants and dress don't go together!" Go figure! Can't wait until she's a teenager... For now, I'll be trying to keep her away from make-up. In my opinion, it's just not appropriate for 3-year-olds and it really makes me think of the show Toddlers and Tiaras.
After Dean was born I became much more convinced that children's personalities are just innate. That they are just born that way, rather than from parental influence. And so, I think that Scarlett was just born that way, that's just who she is.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you can get woolen tights. One little girl who's Dean's age that I know has sweater dresses and wool tights.
Yes, I agree with you Vi about the "nature" as opposed to "nurture" effect. I just thought it funny that she didn't inherit it from either side of the family (or from our home environment). So she has 2 wool stockings and 2 pairs of nylon stockings. After those are all worn and I haven't done her laundry, we try and coerce her into wearing some tights. But because she's so skinny, most of her tights seem like "pants" to her. The only pair she will wear is one that is one size too small for her (therefore really tight). I guess I should buy some more stockings for her.
ReplyDeleteColleen, you are very correct that Jules, my mom & I are not girlie-girls. We don't get manicures or pedicures or dye our hair or anything fun like that (in fact, I'm probably the only one of us who thinks that sounds like fun). Nature vs. nurture...having a kid is like a sociological experiment.
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