"What do you want to be when you grow up?" I asked my daughter at lunch today."A mummy," she says.
"You can't be a mummy," her brother complains. "That's not a job." [Wry smile from me, here.]
"Would you like to be a teacher?" I ask.
"No."
"Maybe a nurse, or a doctor like Daddy?"
"No, that's a boy's job. I don't want a boy job. I'm a girl."
"Doctors can be girls too," my son shouts back at her. Patience and tolerance are low in his list of skills at present - equality and justice are clearly higher! I do wonder where they get these sexist ideas for jobs: it certainly isn't from home.
"What about being a vet?" her brother continues. "Boys and girls can be vets."
"No, that's a boy job. I don't want to be a vet."
Volume levels are rising, and the distinction between boy and girl jobs is not one I wish to promote nor pursue. "So, is there anything else you want to be?" I ask gently.
"No. I want to be a mummy."
So that's that.
Does that mean I have to be a granny?
6 comments:
I love the way they say these things. I once asked my boy what he'd like to be? He replied: A hairdresser and a chair!
A hairdresser and a chair? Both at once? Wow - your son has ambition!
That's a slightly better choice than my daughter who want's to be a monkey!
Yes, but a granny is better than being a mum - you get all the nice bits, then hand them back!
My daughter wants to be the first person on Mars, a jockey and a teacher. Yes, all three! She's got it all worked out.
Don't worry there is plenty of time for her to change her mind!
Rosiescribble - Mummy? Monkey? What's the difference?
WM - I look forward to handing them back (am I a terrible mother?) Look forward to seeing your daughter's progress - you've an interesting life ahead of you!
CW - phew!
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