Georgia and I were in the car listening to the Disney princess CD she prefers us to play at all times. It was the Mulan song - the one where she sings about how her dreams are different from those of her parents, and how she doesn't know who she is going to be. Granted, this is a fairly existential topic for a Disney song. Add to that the fact that we are deeply into the "WHY?!?" phase of toddlerhood and you get Georgia, howling from the backseat, "WHY SHE SINGING? WHAT SHE SINGING?"
So I tried to answer. I said that Mulan is worried that her parents will be disappointed because she doesn't want to get married and be the daughter they want her to be. Realizing how much of her worldview she's getting from Disney these days, I added a bit about how her mommy and daddy will always try to support her in whatever she does. Then I went on to include the nuance that even if we don't support a decision that she makes, we will always love her.
She paused for a moment and then said, "I WANT A PRESENT."
So much for a moment with my daughter.
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