P365 - 2013 - Day 328 - one of my jobs...
At dinner tonight we were talking about bullying. So I asked The Princess what she would do, how she would handle it...and she said, "I can stand up for myself. I have you as a mother after all." Now, I am still fighting this bug and I am not at the top of my game... but I did request some clarification on this comment... I wanted to be sure that she was not insinuating that I was in fact a bully.... ;-) "No" she clarified... "You know how to stand up for yourself." I was pretty proud of this comment. I have worked pretty hard in my life to learn how to stand up for myself... it has been a 40 year struggle at times... but to hear that my daughter sees that I do stand up for myself and that she has learned that from me is quite a gift. Seriously, I feel like one of my jobs are done. I think that is an important lesson to learn in life. She went on to say, "I'm awesome" - this kid has no shortage in the self esteem area... but one raised eyebrow look from her mama and she amended her comment.. "Oh right, I am Junior Awesome." That's right....I have indeed taught her well. ;-)
*And though she be but little, she is fierce. - Shakespeare*
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