Mum I want a side ponytail...

[Rouge]

DD7: Mum can I have a side ponytail today. Just like those teenagers that walk past our house.
Me: Sure.
DD7: When I'm a teenager can you still help me do my hair coz you do it the best...[awwwww]
Me: Sure.
[do hair in requested style]
DD7: Did you know that some teenagers wear lipgloss to school, and sometimes they take each other's boyfriends.
Me: [trying not to choke] Really? Where did you hear that?
DD7: Oh I dunno I just know. Its not nice though, I won't be doing that when I'm a teenager, and no one better do that to me.
Me: I think you've got a long time before you have to worry about that.
DD7: I know I'm just saying.

WHERE DID MY WEE GIRL GO?!

I swear she just gets the dynamics of things that other kids her age don't. Not in an age inappropriate way she just understand the social aspects of situations way more than she should, just by pure observation. She's a weird one. She still acts her age and her behaviour isn't bad (yet... please god let her stay this way till her teens). But she's so analytical of teens and adults and continually professes how she's not going to act (thankfully!).

I swear I didn't care about "when I am an adult/teen" till I was much older.

Anyone else's DD do this?

[kirsty_lee]

that is so adorable!!! God they grow up quickly don't they cai!!! My best friends son graduated grade 7 last night and we were in tears LOL he thought we were absolute dags though, but it's just crazy .... I look at my dd and realise in a couple months she will be ONE !!! and before I know it i'll be doing her side ponytail and she'll be talking to me about being a teenager!

[Rouge]

Its crazy KL. I swear I was still playing with barbies at 7. And I think I got my first cabbage patch at 7!

She's more interested in reading and writing notes, or in her diary than playing with dolls!

[BellyBelly]

ROFL!!!! Thats gorgeous.... and scary!!! They definitely have moved on with the times, it's such a worry...

[S'rose]

Oh Cai - its bizarre how different things are isn't it. Yes I too had my first Cabbage Patch at 7 and was very young and stayed that way. Nowadays - I have a 13yr DSD (H) who can't make up her mind about being an adult or child. She's in the world's greatest hurry to grow up. Wearing the scary all around the eye black eyeliner... (shudder)
I would say how very proud of her and you I am... she has an innate wisdom H doesn't, and I am so very worried about our girl because she doesn't have that social insight down quite yet.
I think its sad they grow up so soon, they will miss out on so much of the fun we had. But these are the times it seems, they are only young for so short a time.
to you for losing your baby so soon.

[Kitt3n]

Cai, here is my 7 year old DD's conversation with DH a few days ago: (m is hubby, k is DD)

m: Whats up ?
k: I'm worried
m: What about?
k: About high school.
m: Why are you worried about high school now?
k: Because i'm scared that someone will ask me if i like pooh bear and if i say yes they will laugh at me and tease me.
m: Dont worry little one when your a teenager you wont care about bears anymore.
k: Yes i will. Will you still be with mummy when i'm a teenager?
m: Yes little one we're married so we'll always be together.
Dont worry about high school yet it's too early......


I thought it was so sweet, so glad she is worried about pooh bears and not stealing boyfriends!

But I often wonder about what goes through their little heads, I dont shelter her from the world too much, but at the age of 7 I really think they should still live in a fantasy world full of fairies and pooh bears. DD is also getting into her diary, boys etc, but not as advanced as your little one!

[Rouge]

Oh don't get me wrong she's not "into boys" as such it was just more an observation more than anything. Thats very cute though Paris still has "baby bear" that she sleeps with. She's just analytical

[briggsy's girl]

she has a very wisehead on them there little shoulders (but i think some of that might come from mummy....!)

i think it's cute that she can see through all the crap that teens surround themselves with so early - hopefully it means she'll be a bright teen and not get caught up in all that rubbish!

[Mumma2three]

My DD is 10 and it is SCARY. It's all about boys and who's boss in year 4!! Yes it seems they have grown up WAY faster than when we were young, but it seems to be the way it is everywhere. They hear things and don't always know what they're saying. I had a conversation with DD at the beginning of the year, someone had said the boys were playing "sex" games with the girls . (it was a mother who wanted to cause trouble)>
Anyway I asked DD if the boys were playing any sort of "weird" games, or games that she didn't think were right. She said "oh yer mum, they all play CRICKET, how BORING"!!!!! So she was just too niave to get my drift and I realised she was still my little girl!

I do find that alot of the girls are developing alot earlier and therefore these things are all happening sooner. But it's all about educating and talking as we go. DD at the MOMENT tells me everything and I just have to try to encourage her to be kind and not to take sides, be mean, be silly etc. It's hard but Im learning as I go. Really really dreading high school though....

[nic]

OMG..I have one of those too lol. She talks about the way people treat her and others, and how she won't be like that when she gets older.
Last year when we found out we were pregnant, and told DD, we asked her to not say anything at that time. Then she found out that her cousin and MIL where telling people our news. She was pretty angry, and upset and couldn't understand why her grandma would do that. She said it was our news to tell and no one else's. It wasn't exciting telling people because they already knew from Grandma and her cousin..... I was pretty shocked that she had those pretty indepth emotions about it.

She has started planning her adult life. Her plan is to be a vet and also run classes for animals, like a puppy school I believe? She has even drawn up her house plans I kid you not!! She is thinking she will build a house, instead of buying. She even drew what dogs are in what room, which room is the waiting room for the animals and owners, where the medicine cabinet will be going, where her bedroom is and the car park for clients!! Dad is allowed to paint the place, and she will leave it up to him, as he is good with colours!
Scary!!

[Phteven]

aw, what a gorgeous threads. Your daughters are all such treasures.

[boomba]

Aww to cute ladies! I hope if i have a girl they will be as gorgeous as your babies, well not so much babies anymore x