photo by audreyjm529 via Flickr
Shy? Not so much... How did I end up with the outgoing child? I'm painfully shy - emphasis on painfully - and yet my little girl is the outgoing one who greets strangers in the store and will go up to any random child and ask if they want to play. I was so worried that she would end up like me - I've been this way long enough to know that I wouldn't wish it on anyone, much less my own child.
 photo by the paessels via flickr When we go to the playground, and there are other kids already there playing, every instinct is telling me, "Run! Flee! Turn around while you still can!" But I can't disappoint her - I won't. So we walk in and she'll go up and ask, "Do you want to play with me?" or "Will you be my friend?" And I'm just so proud of her. Non-shy people can't possibly understand the pride I feel that my little girl didn't take after me in this particular aspect. I hope I can teach her some things as time goes on, but this is one area where I can definitely learn something from her.  photo by popofatticus via Flickr |