After a wonderful morning at our hometown parade, we all took a bit of a rest. Daddy was still resting when the kids were all up, so the girls and I all got out our strollers and our babies and we went for a walk.
This is the first day of parenting that I noticed my kids following prescribed gender lines. The girls wore tutus and put their babies in the doll strollers and Wesley carried a ball. It was a little disconcerting for me, I have to admit. I’ve read Pink Brain, Blue Brain and really believe most of the annoying (um, princesses and guns) traits of gender division is mostly environmentally created and enhanced. This wasn’t a life-changing moment for me, but I do find myself blogging about it a few hours later.
Kyla and Piper were rarin’ to go…
….but the Boy With a Ball and His Own Agenda kept going the other way. “Come back, Wesley!”
Herding cats, I tell you.
Finally, I put him in his own stroller and he held on to his ball all the way to the school yard. He liked it better than this picture indicates.
Piper’s baby, named Baby, loves her “new” stroller ($5 at a consignment sale—and it’s a double!)
Okay, forgot about my earlier angst. Wesley finally got a hold of Kyla’s stroller and pushed Teddy around for a while, giving them both an off-road adventure.
All done now!
Our neighborhood school has a special Kindergarten playground that we all like.
Time to go home!
Daddy was bringing back dinner for the babysitters when he passed us, so the girls took the easy way home. I got home a lot faster, too….
Thanks, Babe!
1 comment:
You can't fight gender programming. I swear God has hardwired it into their tiny little brains from day one. Each of your kids will be more open and tolerant of the opposite gender's likes, dislikes and habits, though, because they have a brother/sister (you know this, you have brothers), which is great! As opposed to, say, someone we know who has four boys who couldn't care less about anything pink and frilly. :)
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