For Susie’s 6th Christmas she only wanted toy household appliances. Her parents complied but her mother was distraught.
She sat Susie down Christmas night and told her she could be anything she desired when she was grown, “there are a lot of important jobs to do” her mother said.
Susie asked who would do the jobs at home and her mother told her she could hire someone just like they had.
Susie thought for a moment then she told her mother she would do the jobs at home and be there to take care of her family. “That’s an important job” Susie said.
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The Day After 
Susie is pretty bright. Her mother is right, but Susie is, too.
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Yup! Thanks Dan.
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And I wonder if that gave the mother pause for thought. I think it might have been inended to. Good one, Dawn.
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Thanks Sandra.
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There is no wrong answer there, nicely done.
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Thank you. No there are not.
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Dear Dawn,
Susie is a wise little girl. But her mother is also wise to encourage her to be anything she wants to be. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Indeed she is. Thank you.
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Wise 6 year-old and she will grow wiser.
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Yes. thank you.
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Yes, in the push to change, it’s a good reminder that some are happy to what they want to. Wise words.
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Thanks Iain.
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Susie, is sweet. She’ll soon learn that laundry is a thankless task though. Good story!
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LOL…right?
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The key is choice. I’m glad mother is there to help her decide along the way without pressuring her in any particular direction.
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That is the key. What a lucky girl to live in a world where she has choices.
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I’m wondering if mom got the point!
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Poor mothers, we can never get it 100%.
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Susie asks the most pertinent of questions in the end. I don’t think mom would’ve expected that coming.
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Out of the mouths of babes….
Thanks for commenting.
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Raising a family is a very important job.
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It is indeed!
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And then one day Susie wakes up and decides she wants it all. Interesting and well done story, Dawn.
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Yup, pretty much.
Thanks.
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When we teach children that they can be anything they want to be, we must also be prepared to hear that their choices of what that is may be very different than what we’d imagine for them … 🙂 Nicely spun!
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Very true, and an excellent point. Thank you.
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Nicely done. Kids have much more sense than some adults.
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Thank you.
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Ouch! Perhaps Mom was far too absent in Susie’s life.
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Yes, but then you know how a six year old is, they want you there all the time, especially when they want you.
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Out of the mouths of babes. . . .all that aside, it really IS possible to “do it all” but I’ve always been glad I was able to stay home when my kids were little. And since I was a teacher, my summers were also free. Best of both worlds.
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Yes, that is a good way to go. I have several friends who are teachers and I admire them immensely. Thanks for sharing that bit about you with me.
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You are most welcome 🙂
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That’s one grounded little girl. Most six-year-olds want to be astronauts or dinosaur trainers.
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