Sunday, March 4, 2012

Do I Need To Worry ? ? ?

     I am writing this post to gather data and public opinion to answer a father's age old question, "Do I need to worry?"  Being the father of five and having the first four as girls, I tend to observe things unfold in my house with a very watchful eye.  Last night my wife and I were watching television trying to relax after a day of ... well, five kids under the age of eight!  At 9:30pm my wife went upstairs to look for something in the bedroom when she heard a fearful child trying frantically clean up the bathroom and run down the hall unnoticed.  "Stop!", my wife shouted.  "Get back here..."  It was Nina.  Nina is my soon to be seven going on fifteen year old daughter.  Being born second in the long list of offspring, Nina was always easy going and well, quite the "girlie-girl." (Being a photographer, I tend to have a sense of fashion as I look at countless images posted on the web.  Nina, although not allowed on the computer just yet, seems to always put together a fashion outfit from her "dress up" bin that rivals those found in Milan and Madrid!) 
      After a thorough investigation and some lying brought to light, it was determined that Nina took it upon herself to get out of bed, prance into the bathroom and proceed to "do her hair" and put lotion on her face to get ready for tomorrow.  I'm not sure this is "normal" seven year old behavior but as a father of five, I consider myself somewhat well versed in child behavior.  After the "discussion" she had with her mother and reviewing the consequences she would receive the next day for lying to her mother, Nina proceed to swagger down the hall and return to bed undaunted by the sentence waiting for her in the morning... And so I pose to all of you the question, "Do I need to worry?" 
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3 comments:

  1. With the two of you being the parents? Absolutely not!

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  2. Totally normal......I was never a girly girl but I loved to use lotions, gels, creams, and all the other grooming stuff that is made just for girls. That's why stores like body shop exist

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