As Piper and I were waiting at the pharmacy for her scripts, the pharmacist struck up a conversation with her. As usual it went something like this:
Pharmacist: “you are so cute! Here’s a coloring book.”
Piper: “thank you!”
Pharmacist: “Here’s a lollipop. You are being so good, pretty girl.”
Piper: “hehe thank you”
Pharmacist: “Here are your prescriptions cutie and a little bag for you!” (The pharmacist gave her a gift bag)
As we were walking away, Piper turns to me and says, “Mommy, everyone thinks I’m cute right?”
So I say, “Not me. I think you are smart which is far more important than being cute.”
Piper thinks a minute then says, “well only smart people know that I’m smart but everybody can tell that I’m cute.”
Read more about Princess Pea.
I have the same battle ahead if me with both of my babies.
Your daughter is one smart cookie – and a cutie. Don’t tell her I said so! Lol
It’s a catch 22! If I tell her she’s a cutie she’ll just get more smug. If I start telling her she is smart more often she’ll think she is a genius. At least I know she has self esteem 😉
Gorgeous or do I mean CUTE, I definitely think a SMART story.
Great read
I think your website is righteous! I’m definitely going to take yall’s advice on parenting in the future.
Lisa Bloom who wrote the book Think: Straight Talk for Woman to Stay Smart in a Dumbed Down World wrote an article about a meeting a 5-year old girl at a party. Instead of telling her how pretty she was in her dress she asked her what she was reading and told her how smart she is. I’ve been trying to do the same ever since, but still find the words you look so pretty coming out of my mouth. Old habits are hard to break.
Your daughter is very smart.
Thank you! I’ve spent four years telling her she is cute and calling her my princess so I accept full responsibility 🙂 Lately, we’ve been doing our best to instill some modesty and stress inner beauty over outer beauty but it’s going to be a long battle…