the little girl’s many ‘aunties’ have been asking what she wants for her birthday.
what do you think?
clearly, she has waaaay too many boys’ toys at her disposal. from power rangers to ben 10 merchandise to cars to trucks to dinosaurs to (i’m ashamed to say this) guns (none of which i’m responsible for, i stress) – she’s been sharing them all with her brother.
which is not such a bad thing, actually. i think it’s kinda cute. (this is her favourite set of pajamas, by the way. i kid you not. “eh-men! i want eh-men!”) ha ha.
sure, there’s a cooking stove, which both of them congregate at every day to concoct imaginary dishes/drinks for me or the daddy. there’s a little pram with a freaky blonde doll, which they both take turns to chase each other around the house with. there’s a shopping trolley, which they equally find pleasure in scattering its contents all over the floor with.
i’ve not discussed with her yet about princesses (except that one book about a Princess Polly and her potty, and even that, it’s just a girl with a crown wearing panties, not your standard Disney-type womanly princesses with coiffed hair and frilly gowns who go around kissing frogs or supposedly rich, handsome, young, single, charming men), but somehow, either from the incessant advertisements on tv or from observations of older girls and peers, a kind of, hmm, ‘social osmosis’ happened, and she can identify with the concept.
“(pr)een-cess!”, she’d exclaim, her head tilting, her voice extra high-pitched and in such a sing-song manner that you can practically hear glitters and pink sparkles coming out of her. O-o
“princess?”, i’d ask, giving her a sceptical grimace. “dowan lah.”
as you can see, i’m still trying my best to resist the idea of over-gender-conditioning and hyper-femininity. i’m fighting against creating a ‘gu niang’ girl. just as i’d lost the battle with the boy and his penchant for toy guns, i may be losing it with the colour pink.
and, admittedly, mummy isn’t being a great example herself, what with her girly makeup and lipglosses and dresses and high heels, eh? LOL.
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I’m all for spiderman! Spiderman ftw! If I hv a daughter I will ban those princessy gowns!ha ha
never say nevuhhh… haha!
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Never evuh evuh evuh! Hahah
Hi hana, i saw e pic of aniq and auni in their respective superhero costume/ jammies. And i saw the caligraphy wapak on ur wall. Boleh share where uboght it from? Im looking for something like that for my new house. Thank u for sharing yaaaa….
love the last pic of Auni. can’t put my finger on it but she looks familiar there. mebbe like Hana la. her eyes are so beautiful. and so kute in spidey pjs. i think she will love these pix when she grows up. one of my fav shots from the past is where i’m wearing my brother’s hand-me-down red motorcycle (absolutely cool) t-shirt and posing next to him.
i think princesses are ok as long as they’re not whiny butts or bullies la. lol. snow white, sleeping beauty & cinderella may be different from princess leia (stars wars) and wonderwoman but they all have good hearts and character. as a child i loved the good in them all. still do. haha.
you have e cutest kids! reali! love reading abt them n looking at their photos.. n auni reali looks like u eh? pweety! :)
reader: i think we got that during one of those pameran thingy at the singapore expo, but i believe you can find it at kampung melayu too.