I’m So Proud

My daughter is three years and three months old. She is a delicate child with long fingers and short reluctant-to-grow blond curls. For three years now, since her first Thanksgiving, she has been markedly reticent around people she doesn’t know well. (On that first Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house, she screamed her head off until I brought her home.) She is sensitive and a big fan of fingernail polish and pretty dresses.

This morning, she climbed onto her kid-sized table in the kitchen and proclaimed, “Ladies and gentlemen!” She noticed me watching and shot a shy, sly glance my way. She paused dramatically. I waited for a song, a dance, a recitation of the alphabet.

Then she announced, “I am going to kick your butt!”

16 Responses to “I’m So Proud”

  1. beth November 22, 2005 at 11:58 am #

    oh, so funny!! I wish I could know her in person!!

  2. Wash Lady November 22, 2005 at 12:30 pm #

    And THAT’S the TRUTH!!

  3. Anvilcloud November 22, 2005 at 12:35 pm #

    She is sensitive and a big fan of fingernail polish and pretty dresses.

    Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Just kidding.

  4. Lisa November 22, 2005 at 12:48 pm #

    LOL!! That is too funny. She sounds like a sweetheart.

    My oldest is quiet and sensitive like that, too. (she’s 11 now) But every once in awhile, she’ll come out with something that just cracks everyone up. Its the quiet ones you’ve gotta watch out for! :-)

  5. sallyrogers November 22, 2005 at 1:12 pm #

    You just never know what might come out of those little mouths, do you?

  6. Vashti November 22, 2005 at 2:43 pm #

    How wonderful! You go girl! That assertivness will take her places.

  7. Judy November 22, 2005 at 3:03 pm #

    You go, girl!

  8. B.J. November 22, 2005 at 3:27 pm #

    That is adorable and hilarious all at once!

  9. Tossing Pebbles in the Stream November 22, 2005 at 3:33 pm #

    Fasten your seat belt mom, your little lady might be about to bust out for a wonderful ride.

  10. Ginger November 22, 2005 at 4:53 pm #

    What a hoot! I imagine this announcement is just a foretaste!

  11. Julana November 22, 2005 at 5:51 pm #

    Takes after mom, no doubt. :-)

  12. Christi November 22, 2005 at 9:44 pm #

    I love kids and the funny stuff they say! It never makes one bit of sense, but it sure makes me laugh constantly!

  13. mopsy November 23, 2005 at 6:25 am #

    She gives fair warning and her victims are genteel. I like that.

  14. Dawn November 23, 2005 at 6:35 am #

    She’s a riot! LOL Thanks for the laugh this morning. I definitely needed it!

  15. Goslyn November 23, 2005 at 8:07 am #

    Oh so funny. Thanks for the chuckle.

  16. dinodoc November 26, 2005 at 3:39 pm #

    ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s your girl, alright. (So I guess I should feel proud that she hasn’t screamed her head off at me…yet. lol.)

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