I’m sick and tired of hearing your bratty little attitude and disrespect come out of my daughter’s mouth.
Months ago I tried to blame ME for my daughter’s snotty tone and disrespectful banter. I tried to ban my “tone” and keep you, Hannah, as harmless entertainment.
But, here’s the thing: I add quality to my daughter’s life whether I take a tone or not. I’m her mother and she’s definitely better off with me than she is without me. There’s no question that the benefit of me outweighs the cost of my tone.
It’s unfortunate, but I can’t say the same about you.
It has nothing to do with your back-exposure Miley, which I felt was a trumped up way for the media to call yet another girl a Whore, as we know that’s their hobby. I feel bad about that.
It’s Hannah’s mouth and Hannah’s attitude. That mouth and that dialogue is being used against ME.
My daughter thinks it’s funny to imitate.
And I agree. It’s funny to imitate.
But, if it’s a choice between YOU and ME in my daughter’s life. Well, I pick ME. Because I add quality and you, well, you don’t. When your snotty, bratty, disrespectful banter comes out of my daughter’s mouth – well, to be completely truthful, I feel like slapping her. I don’t. But, really, it shouldn’t take so much effort to stop the impulse.
Also, you’re not really age-appropriate no matter how small you make the t-shirts or commando market to Kindergarteners and pre-schoolers.
She’s listening to you talk about your “needs” and how your super-protective body guard is getting in the way of those needs.
Now I feel you’re” needs” are probably to be kissed and to hold hands, though you left it vague.
But, that’s too much information, and too vague, for my 6-year-old daughter. And again. I didn’t really like your tone when you discussed your “needs” up with your dad. In fact, I thought your dad handled it poorly – like a shmuck. (While we’re speaking of your parents I have to wonder – why exactly has Disney killed off all the girls’ mothers, including yours?)
So, I took control of the remote. I couldn’t figure out how to just block Hannah Montana so I blocked the entire Disney Channel. Truth be told I’m not a huge fan of your other influences Disney, what with the snotty attitude from Zack and Cody and the Princess Culture nightmare I’ve had to wade through with my daughter. Christine Fugate of Mothering Heights is banning you too.
Check out these stats from a Newsweek story on Nerd Girls:
Forty years ago women made up just 3 percent of science and engineering jobs; now they make up about 20 percent. That sounds promising, until you consider that women earn 56 percent of the degrees in those fields. A recent Center for Work-Life Policy study found that 52 percent of women leave those jobs, with 63 percent saying they experienced workplace harassment and more than half believing they needed to “act like a man” in order to succeed. In the past, women dealt with that reality in two ways: some buried their femininity, while others simply gave up their techie interests to appear more feminine.
Read Newsweek’s story, Revenge of the Nerdette, to find out about THIS generations’ Nerd Girls strategy for staying in their science professions.
Here’s a hint – they aren’t quitting and they aren’t dressing like their male counterparts. They are calling themselves “Nerd-a-licious.”
Send your brainy daughter over to join nerdgirls.com
Girls today are reaching puberty around three years earlier than in previous generations. The average age of menstruation was 15 years, it is now 12. Many girls are menstruating at 9 years old, outward signs of puberty, such as pubic hair, as early as 6 years old.
The cause is unknown, so there is little parents can do to prevent it.
Concerns of early and prolonged estrogen include higher risk of various cancers. So I wonder if the danger of estrogen-related birth control increases as well?
I have some concerns about fertility that I have yet to see addressed: If a girl’s puberty process is on fast forward what does that mean for her future fertility? Will she reach menopause at the traditional time or will that also occur earlier? Can she still expect to be fertile in her late 20s and early 30s? Is there any way to answer that question before this generation of girls reach that milestone?
Here is an interview with Dr. Sherrill Sellman from iHealthTube.com where she calls it a public health disaster effecting one out of six people worldwide in this generation of children.
This news cast is saying they’ve identified a new factor – stress in the home.
Lest you think boys are in the clear and unaffected, think about who needs an overdose in estrogen, or phytoestrogens, even less than girls?Boys.
At this point, I have far more questions than I do answers for you.
Did you know your daughter is out riding her bike on the street?
Kids DO ride bikes in their neighborhoods. They have, for like, generations.
Well, I almost ran her over when she shot out in front of me and I was wondering if anyone was watching her.
Thank you for not running her over. I appreciate that.
I just wondered if anyone is watching her.
Well, thanks for letting me know. Thanks for not running her over. I’ll talk to her about bike safety again.
Next Day.
Mommy can I go ride my bike?
Yes. Watch for cars. Pull over to the side if a car is coming. Never, ever shoot out in front of one. Look both ways. Don’t cross if a car is coming. Be very careful please.
Perhaps I should petition the city council for a sign: Kids play here. Don’t run them over.
Read how I taught her to ride her bike in B-R-A-V-E!
Visit Free Range Kids if you need support for letting your kids go outside and play.
Kathleen Deveny has a great article in Newsweek titled In Praise of Bossy Girls, about how we hear girls, but never boys, called Bossy when they take charge.
We ask girls to walk a fine line between being strong and being likable. It’s a line we typically allow boys to trample.
What’s next?
Well, you KNOW what’s next, because it’s either happened to you or you’ve used all your powers of “nice” to avoid it.
As little girls they call us bossy. As women they call us BITCHY.
Praise your bossy daughter today! She’s showing signs of being a leader.
