Bossy

Today Charlotte and I did a Walmart run before we came home from school. I am sure that’s everyone’s day every day, am I right? When we check out, Charlotte loves to do two things: put the food on the counter  from the cart and then pay for it. She has been using my debit card since she was 1.5 years old.

I am sure that is going to come back to haunt me in the future.

This is her:

• “Mommy, you stand here and hand me the food and ill put it up here.”
• “Mommy, the bread goes here.”
• “Mommy, I am thirsty, I am going to get a water.” (I nod an OK, and she runs over, gets water, and comes back w/ a cold coffee for me-”here, this is for you so you’re not thirsty.”
• “Mommy, I am going to pay with the card.”

If you have a child you know how often they talk. I don’t even notice anymore.  I also think when you have one child you tend to be a lot more laid back because you’re not afraid of losing them every time you are in public.

The old lady in front of me turns around and asks me how old she is. I said 4 1/2; which is a lie because she is really more like 5 now that I think about it.

The old lady says “She is going to be bossy when she gets older.”

I’m not about to deny the truth. I responded “Yes, she is an only child. I am bossy, her dad is bossy, so we were pretty sure she would be bossy. It’s in her genetics.”

I started to think about it…Charlotte is pretty assertive. She wasn’t whining, she wasn’t arguing, she just knows what she wants. So while it may seem bossy, I am actually happy she is making personal decisions and taking charge.

Besides…I’ll take bossy over nosey any day…

~Trisha