Seven Things I Learned from My Daughter
Mommy Forever left town with Spiderboy and the Little Monkey on Sunday (no, my wife didn't run away again). It was just me and the Little Princess. It was nice to spend time with just the Little Princess again. It gave me a chance to learn a few things. For instance, here are seven things I learned from my time with the Little Princess:
1. Little Princess is not so bright
It appears the Little Princess is not so bright after all. When she looks at the price of an item, she ignores the cents portion. $2.99 is $2 to her. No matter how many times I tell her 99 cents is really a dollar, she continues to disregard the cents. If I ever decide to give the Little Princess an allowance for doing chores, I'm going to pay her $0.99.
2. She can torture me with only $2
The Little Princess had $2 to spend, but she couldn't find anything she wanted at Target for $2 — not even in the dollar section. We spent 90 minutes (that comes out to 5,400 seconds) at Target looking at one toy after another. Normally, we don't spend that much time at Target because our kids know the Evil Parents are not going to buying them any toys. If I had known it was going be so hard, I would have taken the Little Princess to the dollar store instead of Target. BTW, I can't prove this, but I'm fairly certain my wife gave the $2 to the Little Princess to torment me.
3. Girls' toys are not the same as boys' toys
I love my daughter, but there's only so much time I can spend looking at Barbie, Bratz, Polly Pocket, Little Pony, and other satanic toys. Why are there so many toys for girls? There's only half an isle of super hero toys, but there's something like 893 isles for dolls and their accessories. Speaking of accessories, why can't you buy accessories and outfits for super heroes? Barbie doesn't wear the same outfit every day, why should Spiderman? Maybe Spiderman is in the mood for a pink costume, elf shoes, and a man purse.
4. She lies
The Little Princess told me more than once, "This is the best day ever." Really? Better than Christmas? Better than birthdays? Better than a trip to the beach? I don't think so.
5. No looking back
I dropped off the Little Princess at school for the first time this year. I glanced at her as I drove off and noticed she didn't even look back before she entered the building. So much for the best day ever. That was so yesterday.
6. Her bed is a junkyard
When the Little Princess kissed me good night, she told me she wanted me to sleep in her room. When I was ready to sleep, I crawled into her bed. That's when I discovered all sorts of stuff in her bed. There were unopened boxes of cereal, books, a tissue box, pens and crayons, a purse, bags, a bunch of other stuff, and a pair of scissors!
7. She's growing up too fast
Even though my birthday is a few weeks away, the Little Princess gave me a present. It was a photo of us at the zoo. It was taken on October 16, 2002. I can't believe it's been five years since I took care of the Little Princess full-time. Back then, I was a clueless dad (if you're thinking I'm still clueless, please keep it to yourself). Even though it was very frustrating at times, I miss those days. She's so independent now and more than half way to becoming a teenager.
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1. She is too bright! I only see the first number too. It's a girl thing.
2. Of course Mummy gave her $2 just to torment you!
3. I can sympathise, I have/am raising 4 daughters! and 4 sons!
4. Kids don't remember any day but NOW, when it comes to shopping.
5. She didn't look back cos it ain't "cool" Daddy.
6. Again, it's a girl thing! Well, small girl thing anyway, I only take my husband to bed nowdays!
7. Enjoy the NOW, and count your lucky stars she isn't a teenager….YET.
Have a lovely day mate.
Eight kids! You have to be insane.
What a neat post!!!! Sounds precious!
Too bad the Little Princess can't be like this when her brother and sister are around.
Your insight makes me chuckle!
Keep smilin!
It's nice someone actually gets my humor.
Hey, it looks like the money situation might workout for you. Now you can round down to the nearest dollar and pocket the rest right? You could have that Porsche in no time ;)
I'm thinking the same thing. $0.99 is zero dollars, right?
Girls don't look at the .99 cents part. That's just girls.
The worst gift anybody can give Peep is a $5.00 gift card to Target. Pure torture!
Even though she didn't look back, I'm sure she was very glad you dropped her off.
I think it's funny that Peep isn't the only kid whose bed is a junkyard.
I still have no idea why there are unopen cereal boxes in her bed.
I share #1 in common with your daughter. When Dave asks me how much something costs, I often forget about the cents…or the ones or tens. I kinda like to round it off.
"How much did that cost, honey?"
"$100."
In reality: $199.99.
It may be a woman thing. Or a shopper thing.
Those darn marketing people are always messing with shoppers' minds.
hehe. That is girl math. $8.99 IS 8 bucks!!!
Thanks for the kind comment on my blog.
I appreciate it.
xo.
Girl math seems to be a common theme here. I wonder if it works with donuts.
You give my kids a dollar…they can agonize for an hour, at the dollar store, trying to pick one thing…I totally felt your Target pain…lol…I had four boys, so…I can't relate with the daughter thing…although, your description of her financial breakdown was very funny. She is a cutie! of course, all of your kids are! You are a great Dad!
That's why I think my wife gave the Little Princess $2 — to torment me. Just enough to buy something, but not enough to buy what you really want.
And you wouldn't have it any other way. You're such a softie when it comes to those kids, especially when it comes to the Little Princess, I suspect.
Normally, I would put my foot down and say we have to go. But I felt bad she got stuck with me again.
Love your post! I think she is bright. She drops the .99 because she knows how to get a sale… well, she's practicing. ;o)
I've noticed the kids rarely want what actually is on sale. It sure would be cheaper if they did.
ROTFL at the "man purse", now I'm glad I just have one little boy ;).
Sometimes my son takes his sister's stuff (like a purse) and pretend it's for his super heroes.
Oh I'm just giggling at your lessons. And I'm also smiling really huge because you're open to learning them. :) What an amazing influence you have with your kids when you spend time with them.
Hugs,
Holly
Only time will tell if it's a positive influence or a negative one.
I've only taken care of B fulltime once since he started walking and it was so tiring. He just kept running around and I was drained. But it was all worth it when he smiled at me and hugged me, then kissed me. Ü
I'm sure you felt the same.
It would be nice if they could stay in one place, wouldn't it?
Laughing too hard to write!
Go ahead and laugh at my expense.
If you're talking about accessories, have you looked at the Thomas the Tank Engine stuff yet??? Although I thing the Bratz dolls are truly bad. I told my daughter I refuse to buy her a toy that looks like someone I booked into jail the night before. Yeah, go figure, I'm the bad guy.
I don't understand how my kids can sleep in their beds with all the junk they want to store under their comforters, and when you ask them about it, all you get in return is the blank stare.