I’m gradually learning not to be surprised anymore about what these ladies like and don’t like, when their personalties change, or any of that fun discovery stuff that is all part of being five and six. Mad in particular is always a complex puzzle…with her inherent shyness you want to just help her make friends, while at the same time you see the old soul in her that knows exactly what she wants and you know you should just leave her to make her own way. Usually when I ask her if she’d be interested in doing this activity or that, it’s a resounding “NO”, and in general I try to respect her freedom of choice.
In one of her more generous moments, she agreed to try Daisy Scouts, which she has turned out to completely LOVE. I’m amazed - she likes the meetings, the uniforms, everything! We took this silly self-portrait on the day she got her Girl Scout pin, where they had a little ceremony involving pledges and jumping over, well, daisies (The flowers, not the other kids - though THAT would have been a ceremony).
My own childhood memories of a year in Brownies are vague but I’m fairly sure that I didn’t enjoy it, brown and orange uniforms and all. I thought for sure that Maddie would want to quit even before the first meeting. Shows you what I know. I’m glad to be wrong…sometimes!
November 14th, 2009 at 5:58 pm …you see the old soul in her that knows exactly what she wants and you know you should just leave her to make her own way. Our daughters are kindred spirits, I swear. Wait, you’ll see!
November 20th, 2009 at 9:52 pm Oh, goodie! Another Mommy pic. Hey Mom, If you want to get a Christmas card from us, you better send me a mailing address. We’re headed to No.Va. tomorrow ( 21st) to spend Thanksgivng week with Son Dave and family. I doubt if I’ll be able to get out to NSWC - there’s probably none of our old group working next week anyway.