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Reader, Reader What Do You See? Tie Dye!

9AC86D1F-0882-4C6D-8F58-C7E518068407That's my oldest daughter. She has worn a magenta top and blue jeans during the day for as long as I can remember. At least a decade. It's her choice. And she gets to make some decisions for herself -- like any adult. Until yesterday, when I "helped" her.

Kim: Here are jeans, choose the pair you want today.  Here are socks! Choose the pair you want today. Here are your cool NEW white sneakers! (Also a huge departure and leap forward from black Uggs.) And look! A beautiful pink tie dye shirt!"

Miss M: No. Small shirt.  (That means her usual short sleeve Hanes magenta T shirt.)

Kim: How about big shirt? (That means a sweatshirt, and always solid dark pink.)

Miss M: NO! Small shirt.

Kim starts singing Sesame Street theme song as distraction, changes words "....come and play wearing a new tie dye shirt!"

Mia: NOOOO! Small shirt.

Kim:  OK, Miss M. Here's your small shirt. (She put it on.) Looks great. And here's the BIG SHIRT! (As I begin to pop it over her head.)

I held my breath. UP went her arms into the sleeves!  YESSSSSSS!!!!

Miss M wore the new pink shirt all day!

I'm proud of her.

Tie dye! My oh my!

Big shirt! Big milestone!

Comments

Sarah

Bravo! Take a bow, ladies. You are amazing.

Angus Files

definite forward gain Mum, well done!

Pharma For Prison

MMR RIP

4Bobby

Great job mom and Miss M!

TOB

She looks great, Kim. Cool shirt, amazing mom, and a young woman still growing and making progress as an adult (which is more than I can say for myself most of the time).

Bob Moffit

It's the little things in one's life that make life worth living.

Emmaphiladelphia

Pretty in pink!

I have all boys. No pink in my house. I'm jealous.

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