"Do you ever wish you were me?" she asked. "So you could do really good hairstyles?"
She'd styled her own shiny, straight brown hair today: asymmetrical pigtails on the sides with the back hanging loose, just past her shoulders. She's excited that it's finally getting long after her self-inflicted pixie in October 2010. She's way into hair. She does darned good work for a five-year-old.
I had to laugh at her question. She was unfazed.
"What if I were your mom?" she followed up.
"Then," I said, "I guess I would have really great hair, all the time."
She nodded, satisfied.
But humility is a virtue, right? Life seems to be cultivating that one in me.
3 comments:
You most definitely have skills worth Z-like confidence. You are smart and funny, great at what you do (writing and editing), you are craftsy and thrifty, you are a great cook, a loving mother, and you stand up for what you believe in. You are amazing! Love you!
What a cute girl. You know what? She has that kind of confidence because she has a momma who makes her feel safe, beautiful and loved. So you are doing that awfully well:)
It always surprises me when people who appear confident to me confess to lacking it. I was going to list all the things I personally know you're good at, but Marta did it for me. I second what she said. Chin up, you fabulous woman!
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