You're going to have to toughen up!

My precious daughter has said the cutest things as all kids do, but one of my favorites is that she wants a "Hanger pony" (hanging ponytail) like her friend Princess M. Well, Princess CJ was not born with hair and barely had any before she turned three, but her buddy (who is part Mexican) has always had beautiful hair growing down her back and she's a couple of months younger. CJ has been jealous, of sorts. Princess M wears her locks in a ponytail often and CJ has wanted a hanger pony like Princess M. Well.... when we have long hair we also have more tangles! Yikes! I find myself telling her what my mom told me as a girl. If you're going to have long hair, you're going to have to toughen up your head. You cannot be so tenderheaded. CJ has heard me say this, let's see...COUNTLESS times...when she wants her hair a certain way and I'm brushing too hard to get it tight enough or any number of scenarios dealing with hairdos. Anyway, it's so funny to hear kids say the things they've heard said to them. One day this week, Princess M was over playing and she got her leg injured (slightly) on the trampoline. We quickly assessed the situation and realized she would live. As the girls moved on to another thing to play...Princess M said, "I can't my knee hurts!" and before I could process what's being said, I hear my daughter say, "Well, you're just going to have to toughen up!" Poor Princess M. No compassion from this friend. Not this time anyway. But I was amazed at how quickly she did recover and didn't mention it again. Maybe it's more in the mind than she thought.