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When I was pregnant with my daughter, people told me two lies (people are big fan of these, lies I mean, when you're pregnant. ) Maybe "lie" is too harsh of word; maybe fantasy-related statement would be more apt.
Nonetheless, people would say two things when they found out I was having a girl: 1) Your girl will NEVER be like the teenage girls you teach, and 2) At least you know what you are getting into, which I interpret to mean: "You work with teenage girls all day so you should be an expert." Not only am I not an expert dealing with teenage girls (on the whole, I find teenage boys much less complicated and generally more fun), but I can attest to the fact that knowing what you are getting into as the mom of a girl is cold comfort. Just the other day, I sent a girl outside for swearing at me in frustration. Granted, she had reason to be frustrated, but swearing is a deal breaker in my class room. I step outside after she's been cooling her heels (quite literally in this weather) for a couple minutes, expecting an apology or at least an excuse. No. Instead I get "Ms H, let's deal with this like two adults." I actually looked around for the other adult, realized she was referring to herself, and laughed the whole time I wrote her referral. Bless her little heart... 5 comments from 3 users
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posted by
creatress
on Dec 3, 2007 at 01:51 PM
posted by
ToscaSac
on Dec 3, 2007 at 09:39 PM
lol @ the idea of expense. My younger brother was the expensive one and he is all boy. But his designer baggy jeans and Air Jordans cost my parents more than my Payless shoes and uniqely funky style. posted by
creatress
on Dec 5, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Hahah! I guess it all depends on the child. We just found the David Bowie line at Target. WOW! Too cute for teen boys (or girls with style). posted by
MommaLovesLogan
on Dec 6, 2007 at 06:47 PM
it's true that girls are expensive, I know! I'm the youngest of 3 girls in my family and wow, back then it seemed like we "needed" everything! Now that I have a son, I think about the moolah I'm going to save, but sadly I don't really think that's the case. Even though boys might not need as much as girls, but it seems like boys clothing and other items are soooo expensive! There's no cute clothing at Ross or TJ Maxx for boys as much as there is for girls! So not fair! I used to be so happy in my teen years that I could shop at a cheap store and still get great fashion but now I have to wait for department stores to get their boy's clothing on sale... which is still too expensive! So... the cost in the amount of clothing girls buy almost adds up to the few expensive clothing for boys.. oh well... c'est la vie!
posted by
creatress
on Dec 7, 2007 at 04:28 PM
I've always like Target for boys clothes (of all ages). Cheap, well made, fit good, lots of variety. I found Ross and TJ Max to be duds as well. Wal Mart is hit and miss, mostly miss for us. JC Pennys can be good if you hit a sale. Now that my son's a teen, I'm coming to terms with spending more on clothes and food then you would a girl. But he has less clothes than a daughter of mine would (ignoring for a moment the whole purse, shoe, makeup thing. I'm also sure a daughter of mine would love Coach bags as much as me. YIKES!) So I don't mind spending a little more for clothes. It's when I pay $40 for the Vans that fit for a month that then I kick myself. :)
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That is an interesting reaction that girl had. Maybe she'll be a lawyer when she grows up? Hahah.
I was just talking to my husband the other day about how glad I am to have a teenage boy instead of a girl (no offense to those with girls). I just know how expensive my boy is and can't imagine the added expense of MORE clothes, makeup, hair care products, sanitary needs, etc... $ $ $ $ $