I dont have girly girls

Before anything, I am fully aware that I do NOT have a boy. However, I have been around enough little boys to form an opinion and thus, we begin.

I am in love with my 3 girls!!! I've been asked by a few people that if Curtis and I could be sure we would have a boy, would we have another. NO!!!! I like little girls. Little girls are good for me. Boys.......hmm......I like to be able to give them back to their parents. In no way am I saying that I dont like little boys because I do, just not for hours on end. Could I have a little boy in my house from sun up to sundown? Sure. I could even handle a couple of days but not forever. I believe I was given girls for a reason. One of them being payback for all the things I did growing up. I have apologized to my parents more in the last 6 1/2 years than I ever did before. And I take great comfort in the fact that my daughters will call me after they have kids and apologize for things they will do as they grow up. I see it as part of the circle of life.

So, anyway.....I was talking to a friend the other day and she heard Laura going "bang bang" in the background. She asked what Laura was doing and I said "hunting bears". My friend about hit the roof and starting yelling at me about teaching my 2 1/2 year old about guns. I told her that guns are an every day topic in my house and she said "Well, I could understand that if you had boys". Ok, so because I have girls, everything is supposed to be pink with ruffles? Whatever!! Curtis works with guns every day and my kids know this. I take them out to the range and they see the pistol strapped to Daddy's leg. Do they touch it? No. Haley and Laura love picking up the brass on the ground. Do they play with live rounds? No. Curtis and I have taken a proactive approach to the gun topic. We had no choice but to do that. Considering Curtis' job and the amount of hunting that goes on on his side of the family, we HAD to. It wouldnt have been any different if we had boys. Our daughters know they dont touch any gun (real or fake) without asking. If its a real gun, we tell them no. I would do the same if we had boys. Why should it be any different with girls?

I will not tell my daughters they cant do something because they are a girl. Just about anything a boy can do, my girls will be able to do. And anyone who has met my kids, knows they aren't "girly girls" anyway. I'm not like that. My girls are going to grow up getting tossed around by their uncles. They're sturdy and I trust my brothers not to hurt the kids. Will bruises happen? Yes. Will one of the kids do something stupid and get stitches? Yes, and I'm quite shocked it hasnt happened yet. I dont understand why these things shouldnt happen because I have girls. I will NEVER put gender based limits on my children!!!! I dont think anyone should. Yes, my house has an abundance of pink and purple and tons of Barbies.....but the Barbies get run over by the dump trucks every day. The Barbies go hunting for My Little Ponies. The Barbies jump off the table. The last thing the Barbies do is sit down for a tea party. Its just how it is in my house. And I love it!!!