Conversation between Miss E and I in the car returning from the weekly grocery shopping.
Miss E: Baby J is a boy.
Me: That's right. Who else is a boy in our house?
Miss E: Daddy!
Me: Good girl. Are you a boy?
Miss E: *chuckles* No, I'm a girl.
Me: Good girl, that's right. Who else is a girl in our house?
Miss E: Hmm, I don't know.
Me: Is Mommy a girl?
Miss E: *chuckles very loudly* NO!
Me: Well, then what am I? Is Mommy a lady?
Miss E: No!
Me: Is Mommy a woman?
Miss E: *laughing uproariously* No, you're not, silly.
Me: Well? What am I?
Miss E: You're Mommy!
Bang go any notions I have of proving myself to be witty, intelligent and worthy as an individual beyond motherhood. At least in my daughter's eyes!
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That's too sweet! :) You'll just have to work on showing her what a witty, intelligent MOMMY you are! Sounds like she already thinks you're pretty funny. :)
You're not JUST a Mommy, though--you are THE MOMMY. Queen of the Universe, I told my daughter. Often enough that if you ask her, she'll tell you I am a queen! :)
I think being defined as "Mommy" isn't necessarily a bad thing in her opinion. Maybe it was a compliment?
Hey - I'm just a mommy too!
And it's not a bad thing to "just" be, truth be told! Just a Mommies Unite!
No, it's definitely not a bad thing, at all.
Yep, I've had that conversation with my daughter too. She's almost 13 now and she still thinks I'm just a mommy, but a necessary one.
Ah yes, we've had that discussion here at my house too. But now my daughter says, "well, you're not JUST a MOM; you're a chef, a teacher, a cleaning lady, a taxi driver, and a laundry woman!" LOL
hahahaha. That's darling. I bet "mommy" is the very nicest thing she can think to call you. Such a cute story!
That things kids say--it makes you wonder what other thoughts are swirling around in their heads that they're not articulating. And while she's saying you're "just a mommy," I bet it's really a grand compliment--you exceed categorization and are in a group of your own.
That's the best compliment ever from her!!
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