May I Brag?

My daughter, L is amazing. She is funny, smart, stubborn and creative. She is more aware of who she is at six years old, than I am at 31. L is also one of the most complicated personalities I've ever known. Some day, she will be a powerful force in this world. Today, she is a powerful force in our home - some days she is a force for peace and happiness, other days she is a force for yelling and willful disobedience.

Whatever she is, at the moment, she is always a presence that cannot be ignored. I certainly don't tell her enough how much I admire her. Most days, I am simply focusing on how I can attempt to "raise" her without getting "run over" by her energetic will in the process!

I also should mention that L is beautiful - not that I need to point that out. She is my child, so I find her to be the most beautiful girl on the planet - and I don't think that would be any different if she had three eyes or a beard. L is lucky to have been given beauty, but she has bigger things going on inside her head.

L loves to do her own hair. She also loves to assemble her own outfit each day (make that four times a day). There are some limits, but in general I try to give her freedom to dress herself and style her own hair. Six year old fashion can be very interesting! I would be lying if I said that I haven't once or twice felt a little embarrassed by her choices. Because I want her to know that beauty is so much more about how you feel about yourself, than what you look like to other people, I want her to have that freedom.

Ultimately, I want L to be confident that who she is will always be someone that I admire.