Comments on: Getting The Girl

By: magpie

magpie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:43:16 +0000

you don’t need to have those fears for her…she’s going to be strong and feisty and powerful, like her mother.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:18:48 +0000

I have two daughters and in just a few paragraphs you summed up the vast majority of my fears for them as they mature into adults. Excellent post, so happy to “know” you now.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:44:21 +0000

Emily

What a thoughtful post– I am so looking forward to listening in as you discover what makes your daughter tick.

I am loving raising a daughter (although as this is number one, I don’t have anything to compare it to!) I think that we can strive to be good role models for our daughters so that we can provide the support that they need as they go forth into this world.

By: Bon

Bon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:02:10 +0000

powerful, poignant post. i wanted a girl, though not for the pink. and the princess stuff scares the crap out of me, as do all the assumptions that will be placed upon her. but so do many of the assumptions that are placed upon my gentle, sweet-natured boy…overall, sometimes i think just raising kids given the boxes society tries to shove them in is heartbreaking.

By: Coco

Coco — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:58:27 +0000

You’ve got it in you. Trust me.

Another stunner, Em.

By: Waiting Amy

Waiting Amy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:44:41 +0000

I too worry about raising my girl. Although I think my worry is that I was so non-traditional, non-stereotypical — what will I do if she is? What if she wants to dance, and likes pink?

I think we worry about raising all our children. But I know we can do it well.

By: veganlinda

veganlinda — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:40:32 +0000

Yes, yes, and yes. I also have two boys and one girl. Did not TRY for any of them and love them for the perfect beings they are…and for the record having a girl still scares the heck out of me. Oh the pressure we put on the unborn and young in this country just based on their gender.

By: racher

racher — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:35:11 +0000

I’ve tried hard to put into words the frustration I feel about this exact same thing – I’m 2 months from having a girl and have a 3.5 year old boy and people say things like “Oh, now your family is perfect!” But I actually struggled with the news that I was having a girl, because I feel like it will be harder somehow – maybe, like you more eloquently wrote, because I know more about what she will encounter as a female.
Great post – thanks for writing it.

By: mamaneeds2rant

mamaneeds2rant — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:26:27 +0000

I actually had 2 mothers of girls (girlie moms with girlie girls) look at me with pity and say, “Aww. 3 boys!” like I was cursed or something. Little did they know how much easier boys are to raise (from what I’ve seen). Not to say you’ll have trouble with your little girl!!

By: theramblinghousewife

theramblinghousewife — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:39:14 +0000

As much as a joke about the curse of having boys in my blog, there are so many things about having a girl that seem more challenging . . .

Not liking pink barely even scratches the surface.

(And just for the record . . .I’ve always hated pink