Popular

Uh oh. We’ve learned a new word in school. “Popular.” Such a loaded word when it comes to being a girl in school, isn’t it? I’ve been so busy dealing with the rudimentary needs of babies and toddlers (feeding; changing; dressing; bathing), that I never saw the complex social issues associated with school-age kids coming.

Chatterbox came home today saying how “so and so” was popular. And truth be told, “so and so” is popular since both my girls talk about her at length on a daily basis and scream her name like she’s a rock star when they see her. But still, I wasn’t ready to hear all that in the middle of making spaghetti. I asked her what that meant and who taught her the word and it seems that it was the topic at school today.

Then, during bathtime, Chatterbox proceeded to tell me that she would be popular too if she “did this” (and tossed her hair over her shoulder). Oh lawd. A Mean Girl in the making.