Traded in for a More Galmorous Mom

Before and after Ben’s kindergarten class we wait outside the door with all the other moms and younger siblings. We usually try to get there early so we can get a good parking spot, so this means we are often waiting outside for quite a while . . . and we get to know the other families a bit.

One of the moms (who is very young looking and quite pretty) is always dressed up, wearing lots of jewelry, make-up, hair accessories, etc. (unlike the rest of us who are wearing jeans or sweats with ponytails and baseball caps).

Today I was talking to her about Janae’s fall yesterday (see "An Owie to Be Proud Of," posted below). Janae, who was wearing one of her princess dresses on top of her clothes today, kept walking over to this mom and looking up at her dangling teal and gold earrings.

The mom bent down to tell Janae how cute she was, and then Janae leaned close to her and said, “I like your earrings.” The mom, of course, thought this was adorable and started telling me that she cuts hair at a salon, and that is why she is always so dressed up (it was kind of nice to know she had a legitimate excuse).

Janae then looked at the woman’s tights and said, “I have tights, too.” Clearly they had a strong connection.

 

Anyway, after this conversation, Janae went and stood beside the other mom, looking up at her adoringly every few minutes. The mom smiled and said, “I think she likes me!” My thoughts were a little more along the lines of “I think she wants to trade moms!”

 

Obviously Janae was drawn in by this mom’s youth, beauty and glamour—she doesn’t yet appreciate the value of more lasting mom traits (like having a master’s degree in English, etc.).

 

I’m just worried that her influence might have already affected Alaina, who is already showing more than a slight interest in all things glamour . . . beginning with princesses.

 

It looks like I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me.