A Whole New World

I'm entering into a whole new world.  I've kind of noticed that the kid's body is starting to change, but I haven't pointed it out to her.  No need to...this morning she walked into my room and said, "Mom, I think it's time I get a bra."  Well, ok.  I thought what would one of those little chemisie-type things hurt.  So I take her to Walmart where I've seen the Hannah Montana ones.  She's standing in the aisle looking at her choices and walks up to a padded, underwire bra that a 13 year old would wear and goes, "I choose this one."  Ha!  I had to explain to her that those were for older girls with a little bit more there.  Her excuse was, "But mom, I want a bra just like you!  I want to be just like you."  She finally settled on one shaped like mine, but cute cotton pattern for little girls.

Then I tell her that she has to carry it in the store and she did not want to do that.  She was so embarrassed.  I still made her carry it because I had other things in my hands.  So what does she do?  Balls the bras up in her palm as tiny as she can get them the entire time we were shopping!

We got home and I was strictly sworn that I had to keep my mouth shut...uh, huh - like that's going to happen.  (God Bless the internet!).  She went swimming with a girl today and packed her bag and when I checked to make sure everything was in it, I didn't see her bra.  I asked her about it and she goes, "Oh yeah, it's on the bottom in the towel." 

Anyway, I wasn't allowed to tell her friend who's now over tonight and just a while ago she comes out and goes, "Jill knows!"  I said oh, ok and Jill just acts like it's no big deal.  "Yup, I have one too, and so does my sister."  I guess the kid is over her embarrassment.  I certainly never expected her to be embarrassed about it.  It was kind of funny.

These next couple of years are going to be very interesting...