In the spirit of raising our children to believe in their own potential, during dinner tonight K told them,"You can be anything you want to be when you grow up."
To which The Rooster enthusiastically responded,"I want to be The Space Needle and a dinosaur!!!"
[Okay, well maybe not any thing.]
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Best Laid Parenting Plans
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When I was five, I told several people that when I grew up, I was going to be a boy! Once I started kindergarten, my aspirations quickly changed to becoming a cheerleader. :0) Go Rooster!
My brother wanted to be chinese when he grew up. Didn't happen.
Tell the kid good luck in finding space needle school.
oh the fun my shrink could have with that! kidding...she is so cute
How imaginative! I'd like to see that.
hee hee. I wanted to be six feet tall and blonde. That didn't happen either.
It's usually when we're being our most sober, serious and wise with our children that they sock it right back to us.
Cheers
Oh Rooster. I love you so. I think Space Needle school must be in Seattle. I'll look forward to her visits. Love Grandma Seattle.
And what did the Mayor say?
Why do you guys lie to your kids?
But seriously, if she gets to be the Space Needle I am telling EVERYONE that I know her mom.
That's too precious. When I was little and learned about babies coming from eggs in my body I immediately insisted they were catholic and silver... funny, now that I'm grown up, I am not silver, nor am I very catholic.
My brother wanted to be a dog, really badly, when he was 5. Really, really badly. There was outside peeing on all fours involved, as I recall. Ooooh - gotta remember to bring that one up next time I see him!
Now why would the Space Needle be fun? Sure it's tall but you don't get to run all over the place?!
When my son was little he wanted to be a fire truck. No, not a fireman, a fire truck!
I remember when I was little, my dad telling me that very same thing! I totally believed him and actually became what I wanted to be! It was the best piece of advice anyone ever gave me. You can bet, I'll pass that one on, too!
Nice. My two-year-old wants to be an astronaut and travel to Jupiter. Not Mars, not Saturn, but Jupiter. But I guess he has a better chance of doing that than being a dinosaur.
How about a dinosaur ripping down the space needle???
When Gym Girl was around The Rooster's age, she insisted that she was going to be a flower when she grew up. This lasted quite some time until she decided to be a dentist instead.
i want to be a shark!
At the opening parent day of Kindergarten the teacher asked each of the kids a question in front of everyone. My eldest was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up.
"A dog!"
Yay!
Lucas wanted to be a fireman doctor who played drums in a band. Not quite as cool as the space needle, but not too shabby either. ;o)
when I was a kid I wanted to marry my uncle.
And be a marine biologist. And I am TERRIFIED of water. I just wanted to be one cause it sounded fancy.
Hey, at least the kid's ambitious -she wants to be two things rather than a measly one.
My brother used to want to marry our collie, Liberty, and have children, oddly all named Harry. Thankfully that never came to fruition.
I'm still waiting to grow up...
tagged you for a meme. cause I suck like that. stop by ;)
I dont' think there's anything wrong with that! :)
You should dress The Rooster up as the Space Needle for Hallowe'en this year. ;)
You mean you crushed her dreams?!
Go Rooster, you stick to your dreams and maybe one day you can be a dinosaur or space needle!
I love how kids dream big!I wish we could keep that as we get older.
Both at the same time?
-andi
Oooh, that's much better than how I wanted to simultaneously be a ballerina and an astronaut! I love that kid!
I think those are lofty ambitions. I am just catching up a bit...the post about being more patient hit home. I SUCK at this, but I am trying. Feels nice to not be alone on this one.
The marketing possibilities are endless! Snerk. What color dinosaur?
Can I just say, discovering your blog has made my entire week!...
At the same time? Or on alternating days? WHat color dino? I think red would be good. I want to grow up and be something.... I don't know what, but something!
The Space Needle? What a great answer!
Well, there's always evolution. :)
I want to be the space needle too! Please tell me it is possible!
The space needle - great! I love the imagination.
Hahahahah - that was great! The Rooster is definitely a creative one.
My son's older brother (a whole 5 to his bro's 4) keeps setting him straight - "you can't be a transformer because you aren't a little transformer, you're a boy)
The Space Needle, huh?
Um paging Dr. Freud...
When my uncle was young he wanted to be a fire truck. Not a fireman, but the fire truck itself. He used to run around making siren noises. :)
Awww c'mon mooooom... the space needle AND a dinosaur! How can you beat that! :D
Those are the best answers I've heard in a long time. Great kids!
At least he's reaching for the stars!
Dude, I've been thinking we could USE a new Space Needle 'round here.
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