Yuki has thus far listed many occupations that she might become interested in in the future. Among them are; astronaut, ballet dancer, a chef, a painter, a bus driver, a waitress, and a chief animator (she first said "art boss" and I asked her to clarify and she said "like Miyazaki") to name a few. We've heard these ideas and wonder "what is she actually going to be?" like all parents when children list such things.
Yuki recently was invited to a birthday party and a few days later, she told me that there was a dress up corner at this super fun party. I said:
"Oh, that is fun. What did you dress up as?
To which she replied,
"Husky's cheerleader."
I groaned inside. Then before I could say anything else, she said,
"I want to be a cheerleader when I grow up."
Yuki recently was invited to a birthday party and a few days later, she told me that there was a dress up corner at this super fun party. I said:
"Oh, that is fun. What did you dress up as?
To which she replied,
"Husky's cheerleader."
I groaned inside. Then before I could say anything else, she said,
"I want to be a cheerleader when I grow up."
Before I could gather up my panic my opened and out came "Oh, no no no no, honey. Don't be a cheerleader."
Yuki looked at me in shock. She looked as if I just asked her to cut off all of her 800 stuffed animals' heads off. With quivering lips she uttered,
"But mommy, you said I can be anything I want..."
Oh, damn it!
The next several sentences were totally nonsensical:
"Oh no, well, you can be a cheerleader...when you are in older but in school. Wait. No. Or a you know, be a dancer instead...uh, because...it's not really a job. Well, it is, but..."
I was going to prepare a speech for when she got to be preteen about how cheer leading is not particularly artistic and it is designed for men to look at, etc. I was also going to tell her then to consider these things and if she still wants to do it, I would support her (well not really. But I will pretend really hard).
EPIC FAIL.
But then it occurred to me that she was not asking to try out tomorrow (see, there is my first problem. I don't want my kid involved in anything that starts with a "try out." It must be "an audition." I know, I'm picky). She is just five and has no concept of what cheerleaders do. And like anything else, she will move on to other things. So I dropped it and it has not come up since.
This evening she told me that she would like to be a director. So I think we're back on track.
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