Today I had a reminder that Ava is constantly forming life views and beliefs based on her daily personal experience. There are many things she absorbs as truth, or "just the way it is", whether or not it really is the truth.
There are many aspects of life that I don't set out to teach her, usually because I haven't ever thought of it. For example, it never occurred to me make it a point to ensure that Ava knows that both men and women have jobs and careers. It never occurred to me until this afternoon, that is.
While playing outside, Ava casually told Cody and me that she was a "grown-up" now. I replied, "Good! Now you can get a job and pitch in some money around here." She frowned and said, "No, no! I said a grown-up, not a Daddy! I'm a girl so I don't work."
Whoops. My first thought was, "Wait a minute! It's not like I'm sitting on the couch eating bon-bons all day." My second thought was that maybe I need to emphasize some of the career women in her life like her female dentist, etc.
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