Reni Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 well I am making your lil girl something that is actually a nice cream color.......I hope I don't mess it up, like the other project I was working on for you. I haven't given up on the other mess up though.....well, not yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 well I am making your lil girl something that is actually a nice cream color.......I hope I don't mess it up, like the other project I was working on for you. I haven't given up on the other mess up though.....well, not yet. Bring that other thing with you next time you're in town. I'll fix it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 oh man - I have tried a number of methods to get it to work, and am just not happy with any of them - so I will bring it all and you can look........help me finish it, and I will buy you a latte or 3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 It's a deal! I don't think I can replicate your original idea, but I've got a few others. Oh! Send pictures of the ... individual components. You know I have connections who can offer suggestions. I can pass around the pictures in advance and get some expert opinions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hand-knit items were my favorite baby gifts. Yeah, I've had to eat crow on lots of "I'll never" statements regarding kids (or having kids at all). I never liked pink, but somehow having little girls made me soften to it. Now I think it's sweet how excited the girls get over sparkly pinks! I consider it a coming of age for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tellya Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 can i see pictures of the components? I just can't stand when people try to tell you to raise your kid like they did theirs and that is the best way. Then you look at their kid and it looks and acts like a rabid animal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 you can NOT see pictures of the components - it is suuuuurprise!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 can i see pictures of the components? I just can't stand when people try to tell you to raise your kid like they did theirs and that is the best way. Then you look at their kid and it looks and acts like a rabid animal.Amen sister. although i have no kids, i have few problems with telling others how to raise theirs. That's the difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sorry..the pink thing wasn't meant to upset..just how i felt personally. HONEST! I think if I were to have kids I'd probably do better with boys anyway...I'm all about sports and being outside..heck I hunt...and never really got into girly stuff..that's just me tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 can i see pictures of the components? No. Calm down. I just can't stand when people try to tell you to raise your kid like they did theirs and that is the best way. Then you look at their kid and it looks and acts like a rabid animal. Oh, that drives me nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sorry..the pink thing wasn't meant to upset..just how i felt personally. HONEST! I think if I were to have kids I'd probably do better with boys anyway...I'm all about sports and being outside..heck I hunt...and never really got into girly stuff..that's just me tho.Dude, girls do outdoors things and play sports as well. Goofus! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 ok how about..i rebel against makeupmy hair is only long cause i'm hoping to chop it and donate iti usually wear it in a ponytailoh and i have to admitgirls acting girly and all like taking 4 hours to shop..no i cant do it..the closest i can get is going to IKEA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Dude, girls do outdoors things and play sports as well. Goofus! Mine sure does! She's been pestering her great-grandpa to take her fishing. My kid's favorite color? Green. Favorite animal? Dinosaurs (T Rex, specifically). Loves watching baseball, although my husband and I never do so I have no idea where that came from. Prefers The Clash to Miley Cyrus. She spent a good 10 minutes carrying a live earthworm around the yard the other night. Requested a "spooky spider" costume for Halloween last year. Kids tend to come out with a lot of traits we never expect. And parents tend to develop interests they never thought they'd have, just because their kids are interested. Most of the parents of girls I know don't care if their daughters grow up to wear makeup, like to shop, etc. Sure, some do want to ingrain "girliness". From what I see, though, most parents just want their kids to be happy and true to themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tellya Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 ok how about..i rebel against makeupmy hair is only long cause i'm hoping to chop it and donate iti usually wear it in a ponytailoh and i have to admitgirls acting girly and all like taking 4 hours to shop..no i cant do it..the closest i can get is going to IKEAI was like this until about age 21. I still do some boy stuff. or did. this was my favorite thing as a toddler i will so have to dig up some pictures of myself from age 3-9. I looked like a boy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I'm 29..lol but yes let's see the photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tellya Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 they are somewhere in a box. I will add it to my list of things to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 ok how about..i rebel against makeupmy hair is only long cause i'm hoping to chop it and donate iti usually wear it in a ponytailoh and i have to admitgirls acting girly and all like taking 4 hours to shop..no i cant do it..the closest i can get is going to IKEAI've tried crafting 3 or 4 responses to you but they all sound super pissed off. So I'm just gonna refer you to Title IX and remind you that this isn't 1955, there's a lot of socially-accepted gender-bending these days. It's insulting the way you divide things into "girl" and "boy" activities and then pretend that you were so rebellious by breaking these stereotypes -- stereotypes that you, in fact, have reinforced and perpetuated with things like your comments on the color pink and preferring boys because you like sports. [/end rant, return to buying Jenna gifts] PS to Jenna, sorry for dragging that into your thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I packed a bunch of baby junk to send to Jenna during this. None of it's pink. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I've tried crafting 3 or 4 responses to you but they all sound super pissed off. So I'm just gonna refer you to Title IX and remind you that this isn't 1955, there's a lot of socially-accepted gender-bending these days. It's insulting the way you divide things into "girl" and "boy" activities and then pretend that you were so rebellious by breaking these stereotypes -- stereotypes that you, in fact, have reinforced and perpetuated with things like your comments on the color pink and preferring boys because you like sports. [/end rant, return to buying Jenna gifts] PS to Jenna, sorry for dragging that into your thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jenbobblehead Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 I love pink. i don't think i had any pink as a kid, because all my clothes were hand-me downs, and there are no pics of me in little pink outfits. My father did a lot of my clothes shopping when i became a bigger kid and we shopped at stores that were next to bars, and so mostly I wore mismatched and ill-fitting boys clothes and jeans plus more 10 year old hand-me-downs. Once I became an adult, and realized I had boobs and curves, I started buying clothes that looked good on me. Some of those clothes, because of my hair color and fair skin (plus freckles) happened to be pink. I also love shopping for 4 hours. Oh My Cod i love shopping. Sometimes I'll spend half the day at the mall just looking at stuff and trying on dresses. Like yesterday. And Tuesday! Maybe Today! So, if you deny your girlchild pink when she's little, she will turn out like me. And no one wants that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tellya Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 there is no way I could shop for four hours and just look.I don't have a shopping problem, I have a buying problem. I can walk in a store for 10 minutes and have my arms full. My best friend refuses to ever go shopping with me again (i know she will though) because I make her tired and she ends up carrying my stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I'm not very girly, although I do love my mani/pedi's, but my 3 year old niece is as girly as they come. Everything she loves is princess themed. And pink. I'm trying to sway her over to the dark side by buying her a tball set for her birthday. My sister in law will be horrified. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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