| | Think back to your childhood, do you remember the last time you saw the world through innocent eyes and perceived your surroundings with a pure state of mind? do you remember? it's that kind of retrospection that sobers your consciousness. Everytime you bring yourself back to "back in the days", a part of you wishes you were that small again.
When I was a small child, a little girl, I didn't cling to my parents or attach a barbie doll to my hip. Instead, at 2 years old, I was (and still am) into 80's music, rice and soy sauce were my preferred noontime meal, and I could play with the zipper of my purple hoodie for hours. It didn't take much to amuse me and I'm not that much different now.
I grew up as the classic tomboy. I don't have any knowledge of what type of hairstyle is preferred by most 3 year old girls or what to do when Barbie is half-naked. How do you explain this to a little girl? (And do not get me started on Ken or the new boyfriend.)
But if I ever came across the idea of having my own little girl to torture with pigtails and pink fluffly outfits, I'd want her to be like Juanina Ariff Muhamed . She belongs to Anh-Marie and Ariff Boubakir Muhamed a.k.a. Eddie, family friends (pseudo family).
Juanina is the dopest 2.5 year old I've ever met. She's 3/4 Vietnamese and 1/4 Mexican. Her father lived in Saudi Arabia for 16 years (hence the name). She knows how to crack jokes for her own amusement and She takes after Dora the Explorer, who I've crowned as the anti-Barbie. Her charm is one of her best qualities; her curiosity will take you back to "back in the days".
The most rewarding fact about being a grown-up is that you can watch someone else grow up.
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| | Posted 7/31/2007 11:44 PM - 31 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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