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IHO Tutus

Bacon mentioned her birthday last night, and how at her last birthday we didn't have a party with games. Which led to a discussion about how she has no friends, but she'll make some in school next year.

That? Terrifies me. So far, I've found parenting to be very easy, even given my low frustration threshhold. But so far, it's just been Bacon in a closed environment, where we control what she's exposed to and are able to explain things to her properly. We are scared shtless about her going out into the world and encountering tutu girls and little racist kids and bullies and on and on.

Just felt like sharing. This is one parenting problem for which I have no answers, so you can expect a lot of panicky posting next year.

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Re: IHO Tutus

  • trust that you have done a good job, that you've raised a good kid, and that she will be fine.  worry less about bacon, worry more about yourself.

    also?  she does come back home at the end of the day, right?

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  • Bacon will be fine. You've done an amazing job with her. I  can certainly see her speaking her mind to a bully or a racist kid.
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  • Good point, H. And it's not that I don't want her to end up with her own personality and opinions. I do. I just want those to be compatible with my personality and opinions.
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  • Here's the thing:  Bacon will come home and ask you about things she'll experience at school and you'll be able to counter the things kids may have told her.

    Because you properly explain things to her, she'll look to you to talk about the weird stuff she hears at school.  Your answers satisfy her.

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  • You can't protect her from all the azzholes in the world.  However, you're raising your daughter with common sense, tolerance and intelligence.  Most likely- she'll come in contact with those kids and immediately know that they are not good and that they are not people she should associate with.  And you still have the opportunity to reinforce certain judgement calls as they happen. 
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