Sweet Girl
Posted by Luanne | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 23-05-2008
My daughter’s birthday is on Tuesday. This weekend we are taking her and five of her friends to a hotel about 45 minutes away from our house that has an indoor pool, and it is attached to a mall and a movie theater. The girls love it because they can pretty much sleep overnight in a mall. It doesn’t get much better than that to a bunch of teenage girls. It is also great because while they are swimming and/or running around the mall, guess what I do? Nothing, absolutely nothing. It is awesome.
Anyway, my dilemma is that Krisha has only asked for one thing, a pair of brown shoes (and someone else is getting her those). No kidding, that is all she asked for! We have been asking her what else she might want for a month and she says that is all she needs. That kind of attitude is what makes me want to get buy her everything.
When my girls were little, Tosh was about seven and Krisha was two, I took them to the circus. We were very low on funds in those days and getting enough money together for us to go to the circus was a miracle in itself. Before we got there, I told them that each of them could have a $5 bill to spend. That $5 included snack, drink, toy, whatever. In other words, if they wanted a snow cone, that was all they got. If they wanted a drink, that was the end of the $5. When we sat down, they announced that there were elephant rides down on the floor until the circus started. Kids everywhere started screaming “I want to ride the elephant!!! Mommy, I want to ride!!!” My girls just sat quietly looking around and smiling at all the things there were to see. It continued like that, every time a vendor would go buy with light up toys, hats, food, cotton candy, you name it, children everywhere went nuts screaming and crying for their parents to buy it for them. Tosh quietly sat on the edge of her seat and Krisha stood in my lap in amazement watching the three rings below us. Their eyes were fixed. Mine were full of tears. It was then when I realized what beautiful children I had been blessed with. When the circus was over, we were leaving and Tosh said. I think I would like to buy a light up sword. Krisha’s eyes lit up and she said “me too” and went digging in her purse it get her $5 bill (yes, she carried a purse at age two.) They left laughing and talking about everything they saw that night and lighting up their swords on the way home. “Thank you,” Tosh said, “Thank you for taking us to the circus. “Me too,” Krisha said.
I knew as I sat in the car waiting to get out of the parking lot, that out of thousands of children, mine might have been the only ones who had spoken those words to their Mom or Dad.
I tell you all that just so you will get a small glimpse of who they are. Now tell me, what do I get a sweet girl like this for her 14th birthday?
Kisses!
How about a phone shaped like a pair of lips? I’m just kidding…I got nothing!
It sounds like you truly got the better gift.
If you feel awkward getting her something now just for the sake of getting something, then don’t. You can postpone the gift until something she really wants comes along.
Or, instead of getting her someTHING give her some time together, doing something special just for and with her. She may tresure that more than anything you could buy for her.
Keep us updated on what you decide!
chocolate? 🙂 OH no that would be for me 🙂 – how about a trip to Revolve in the fall…I have 2 tickets left 😉
Hello! I agree on some alone time for you two or maybe that and a mall gift certificate?? You have sweet kids!! How special of a memory is that? Totally neat! Blessings! : )
Well, NOT brown shoes! 🙂 That mission is accomplished, and they are keyute!
I loooooove that story, so very sweet. They definitely have precious hearts, but that behavior is also a clear indication of their up-bringing. You have done and are still doing a Famazing job! I am taking mental notes ALL the time so that when I have my own kids I can attempt to be half the mom that you are. That would make me ecstatic. I know you want to give Krisha the world, but the truth is she is content and happy and already feels like she has the world. I am sure that the b-day party at the mall/hotel is a big deal, and an occasion she will remember. I know you also had a couple of other things in mind, and those paired w/ the party, and dinner/movie out, it seems like quite a bit, actually. I think she will feel special and really enjoy her birthday for several days. I understand you want to give her more, but I think what you’re doing is perfect. And I think she would say the same. In fact I KNOW she would. That is just the kind of “sweet girl” that she is!
Love ‘ya
By the way…the girls got back from the casual quite birthday getaway with tales of ice fights and running through the hotel like mad women to point of being told “one more time and you’re gonna have to leave the hotel”
Sounds like they had a blast!