Daddy’s girls - for now

August 4, 2007 · Posted in Daughters, Family, Soup

Having two daughters can be quite a bit of fun. With the first child, you want to experience every new thing that occurs.

the first sounds
the first time you change the diapers
the first time she speaks clearly
her first steps
her first day at school

When the second one comes along, some of those unique pleasures get pushed aside. Case in point: My oldest daughter is six and I have been asking her from the time she could talk, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” There have been myriad answers. From “a doctor” to a “dog walker” and everything in between.

Recently, I realized that I had never asked my younger daughter who is approaching four, what she wants to be when she grows up. But, I was able to remedy this situation recently. I dropped my older daughter off at school and on the way home asked my younger daughter, “what do you want to be when you grow up”? With only a moments hesitation, she replied, “a vegenarian”.

I said, “Don’t you mean a veterinarian”? She told me “no, a vegenarian”, but gave me no explanation and I left it at that until today. We had a little quiet time - just the two of us and I asked her if she still wanted to be a vegenarian. She quickly told me, “no, I’m going to be a country music girl.”

I’m not quite sure what a “country music girl is”. Maybe a female country music singer? I received no further explanation, but I really didn’t want one. It was just nice to share a daddy -daughter moment. Soon she’ll be to busy to tell me: