Boys Are Great....

Every Girl should OWN one!!!

This is by far one of my favorite shirts. Not only is it comfy and a really cute pink, but the message it sends just reaks of GIRL POWER!

Girl Power....not something I ever thought anything about until Lil' Miss was born. Yeah, I was born a split-tail, but from the moment I came screaming into this world, I was determined not to go quietly along. I questioned everything, much to the dismay of my mom and most of my teachers. "Why?" "Why not?" "How come?" "But..." These are all questions that got me into trouble, yet part of why I don't feel I am a follower. (And why so many think I am a trouble maker.)

This weekend my daughter tested my patience with the exact same questions and I wanted to pull my hair out!!! And yet somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew she would also question authority growing up, which can be a powerful thing if you can handle the criticism for asking. GO, GIRL! GO!!

When she was a really little Lil' Miss, I used to listen to "No Doubt" A LOT! One of my absolute favorite songs from their first album, "Tragic Kingdom" was "Just a girl." I saw this song performed, sadly not live at Texas Motor Speedway, but in a re-broadcast on MTV, where Gwen Stefani OWNED the stage and stole the show, about the same time as I conceived Lil' Miss. It was a powerful message for me, being newly divorced, feeling free to be ME, and discovering I had a whole side of sexuality and sensuality that I had never been allowed to explore.

I dread the day my baby discovers these things for herself, but knowing they are inevitable, I hope I can be there to guide her through it, and hope she doesn't have to wait through a bad marriage and 28 years to discover it.

GIRLS RULE!!!


"Just a Girl" No Doubt (Gwen Stefani/Tom Dumont)
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand

'Cause I'm just a girl, oh little ol' me
Well Don't let me out of your sight
Oh I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh... I've had it up to here!

The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl,
I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night
Oh I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
Oh I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh... I've had it up to here!

Oh... am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!

Oh I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
Woh I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
Oh I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
Oh I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

Oh... I've had it up to!
Oh... I've had it up to!!
Oh oh oh oh oh ... I've had it up to here.