My parents warned me, my grandparents warned me, heck everyone warned me … one day you will get yours with a daughter of your own! Oh but I swore that I would never treat my daughter the way my parents did, therefore my daughter wouldn’t ever act the way I did. I probably was a teen when that was said, because teens think they know all but most do not know a thing especially about raising children!

Enter Princess Ki – and YES that is her chosen name … chosen by HER …

Dancing Princess Ki

I love this girl to pieces, she is my world, my only daughter and although quite an emotional burst of roller coaster emotions, she is a sweet, caring and sensitive little girl. This girl has the leadership personality I had at her age and I often have to remind her that I was like that at her age too, but a good leader takes into consideration the people they are playing with opinions as well, they do not simply lead and boss people! She will understand that some day … I hope for her own sake with her brothers she learns sooner rather than later!

When I cook a  meal for dinner that she will normally eat without a fuss at her Dad’s house, I get this face shown above! It’s the “I am not eating that” face, and it happens quite frequently in this household when Mama actually takes the time to cook something. I mean, if I were a great cook in the children’s eyes we would live on Mac n Cheese and hot dogs, so yes Princess Ki that is for dinner and you will eat it right up! I am such a mean Mama because I am a fan of “if you haven’t tried it then you can’t tell me you don’t like it” so all my children must at least try what I cooked for dinner before telling me they don’t like it!

My Princess Ki has so much potential and has so many interests. Princess Ki is truly happy running around racing her brothers on their bikes, playing the Wii with her brother AJ or even playing soccer for our local rec department every year. The girl is well rounded and has a high interest in experiencing a variety of classes to learn everything from playing guitar to working with me on setting up her own private blog. The girl can write, cook basic foods, sing, dance and simply gets along in any situation.

The downfall of this emotional stage we are going through? Well apparently the word NO all of a sudden brings her to tears. The times when she hits her brother and he hits her back and both of them get spoken to, well that’s when I am a bad Mom and only care about her brothers, not her. Mind you she is an only child at her fathers house so she is coming from his house to my home where she must share a parent with two brothers. I can imagine the life she lives sharing households with two parents can be hard for a little one, even though she has been living this life for 7 years!

I don’t know if girls go through hormonal changes near age 8 but this girl is going up and down so badly most days that I am fearful to say anything to her. We normally can joke and be sarcastic with each other but lately a slight sarcastic comment brings her to tears. She goes from grumpy to happy to sad to silly all in a day … and within just minutes. I am so lost when it comes to raising a girl, because I am not the typical dramatic female, I am laid back and the only time I get all emotional and “girly is during that “time of the month”.

No matter what “stage” my daughter is going through, I love her dearly, she is truly a Princess and deserves the title Princess Ki!

So are you raising a girl? What is it like? Are they just like you and you worry? Are they emotional and dramatic like mine?