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My Niece's pink obsession began as soon as she started school - I think it's a mixture of peer pressure and subtle clues (e.g. the grandparent's "aren't you pre
by tehwalrus 13y ago
My Niece's pink obsession began as soon as she started school - I think it's a mixture of peer pressure and subtle clues (e.g. the grandparent's "aren't you pretty" comment.)
It's actually amusing in her in particular - she must wear pink, and mummy must do her hair nicely, but then once that's done she's outside climbing trees and getting muddy. It seems that once she's put on the "girl uniform", she can go be herself again.
- pbhjpbhj 13y ago>It's actually amusing in her in particular [...] // The amusement lies, presumably, with your consideration that wearing pink and having coiffed hair are inconsistent with wanting to do outdoorsy stuff. I have nieces too - they're being themselves when climbing trees just as much as when wearing pink tutus IMO. Perhaps they're wearing pink to fit in with their friends at school; perhaps they're climbing trees to fit in with me?
- tehwalrus 13y agonope, I like her style because she's unconventional, as many children are. Perhaps 'amusing' is the wrong word - you may be right there. Perhaps it's a Britishism where I say one thing and mean another; I think it's cool, and it makes me smile. You may also be right that she picks her activities to fit in, as well as her appearance - but I don't think so, from watching. Her older brother is actually quite timid about using the climbing frame in the garden, and the adults definitely don't use it as we might break it, but she happily climbs all over it, whether or not we're watching or talking about it. She particularly likes falling off high (ish) things - one of her favourite games to play with her dad is where he picks her up, dangles her in the air, and then drops her at an unexpected moment (her brother likes this one too.)