the wisdom of youth

Driving in the car....when I get to eavesdrop on all the good sisterly conversations....

Emma: Mary. When you get older and have a boyfriend do not carve your initials into a tree or spray paint your names on a bridge. Because if the police catch you, you'll go to jail.

Emma: Oh. And Mary. Don't have a boyfriend whose pants fall down.

Emma: Oh. And don't have a boyfriend who has a mohawk. Or pierced ears. Or a pierced nose.

Emma: And don't marry someone who is incredibly romantic. Because that gets annoying after awhile.

Mary: Well. I'm going to marry someone who looks just like Daddy and acts just like Daddy. 

Mary(Later....after giving all this advice much contemplation....): And, it really doesn't matter  what the person looks like, it just matters if they're nice to you and how they treat you.

Comments

[sarah]

ahh, lump in my throat. adorable girls.

[JCasa]

sounds like mary will do just fine :)

[ladycordelia]

excellent advice. I wish she had told me all that in my early dating years. ; )

[Cinnamon]

I love the wisdom of little ones, and your little ones are quite wise ;) I wanted to say hi, while I'm here, too. I'm new to your blog, but I love it and habit. Thank you for sharing.

[Erin]

that mary. you know i have a soft spot for her, right?
and emma. smart girl.

[ellen kelley]

i love this and think that is so precious and at the same time wildly hysterical. oh, the conversations of siblings, they are more treasured than gold.

[Jennifer]

Love it! They are both right in their own ways. So sweet!

[tara thayer]

ha! i hate those annoying romantics, too!
xo.me, tt.

[Heather]

Love it!

[Kelly]

that is so super sweet.

[Account Deleted]

true wisdom. i'm just really happy that she didn't tell her not to marry a man with tattoos, cause if I'd followed that advice I wouldn't be with Peter, and he's a keeper.

[Grace]

So delicious, Molly! I love these little overheard moments. I was recently at a mamas meeting where some of the mamas were expressing surprise over the fact that sibling relationships are "a thing" (most of them are first-time mamas with one child, a couple of them have recently had a second). I was amazed that they were surprised by this; before James was born I remember thinking that the thing I was looking forward to the most was the relationship that would unfold between Elisabeth and her new sibling.

And now, I think about it, and the thing I love the most is that they have this relationship that I am not a part of. It belongs to just them. Catching glimpses of their sweetest and most intimate moments is about the best thing in my life. :)

[Jessi]

That is the cutest thing ever... you gotta love sisters. I am the oldest of 6 girls and I can remember many moments like these growing up :-)

[Adriana]

Looks like Mary will do just fine :)

Thanks for sharing.

[amelia studio]

Oh goodness. I love that sort of eavesdropping. And the earrings can turn out OK, too, even if there are TWO of them, one on each ear.

[Good Mama Mojo]

What a perfect story to kick off my day. Thank you for sharing. :-)

[Pam - captured by our cameras]

Wise, wise girls.

[Carlie]

Hee hee! What fun! I can't wait to see who the boyfriends end up being.

[Leigh]

That's so great! I love it when we get these little glimpses into their minds.

[Rebecca]

I love eavesdropping in on my girls. I am also a girl scout leader and I learned a great trick to help in the listening. When the girls are in the back of the van and I am driving, I put all the sound to the back of the car so they have to talk over the music. I can hear them perfectly! Note* This doesn't work once they are older and can just text each other on their cel phones.

[gkgirl]

oh...how i love this...

[canvas print]

Ahh such wise girls already. love it.