Bra Shopping...the beginning of the end...

[HeatherJay]

I took my 9 year old bra shopping yesterday. I'm not sure I'm ready for her to not be a little girl anymore. *sigh*

But it IS fun to have a shopping partner...we had so much fun.

Anyone else have little girls who are growing up too fast?

 

[gracepaints]

Wow. That is big.

I feel like I should congratulate you. Your daughter has survived to pre-puberty.

 

[HeatherJay]

Wow. That is big.

I feel like I should congratulate you. Your daughter has survived to pre-puberty.

What's the equivalent milestone with a little boy, lol?

Buying him a jock strap or something? LOL, I guess that's more of a daddy thing, though, huh?

Thanks Graciecakes.

 

[TexasSky]

I blinked and my angel was walking down the asile of a church.
I blinked again and she is expecting her first child.

With her brother, I blinked and he was announcing he'd found his own job.
I will blink again and he'll be graduating.

 

[gracepaints]

What's the equivalent milestone with a little boy, lol?

Buying him a jock strap or something? LOL, I guess that's more of a daddy thing, though, huh?

Thanks Graciecakes.

I was actually telling myself the same joke when I replied to your post. Bras are much more fun than jock straps. I need to have a girl.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

I can't believe she's that big already! Seems like just the other day you were telling about how she needed deoderant

Emily's growing too fast, but she's no where near wearing a bra..I just can't believe that we're potty training already and that she's been wearing big girl panties.

 

[HeatherJay]

Oh, I know...the deodorant felt like a big step. LOL, the bra thing feels bigger. I guess next I'll be buying her pads and explaining the function of tampons. *sigh* I want her to be my little girl forever. But she's turning into such a beautiful little lady, I don't want to hold her back either.

This is hard. *pout*

 

[jgonz]

It was very odd watching my oldest girls get older (now 26 & 18.5). The whole process was totally different for each of them though~ so just keep in mind your DD's (all of you, not just the OP) personality. One of my girls was very very private, so it was harder for her to ask me so I had to initiate conversations & shopping trips, while the other one had lots of questions and came to me asking for deodorant, bra, pads, etc.

 

[Neenie1]

What's the equivalent milestone with a little boy, lol?

Buying him a jock strap or something? LOL, I guess that's more of a daddy thing, though, huh?

Thanks Graciecakes.

I don't know. My ds is 6 and I don't know what the big "coming of age" thing is that you have to buy. I don't think there is one. Dh and I have already discussed that he is going to be explaining puberty to ds and I have to explain it to dd. Although so far the main things that my ds knows about "birds and bees" has come from me answering his questions lol. I am the one that spends most time with him and even dh commented it on the other day, but as far as the stuff that guys have to deal with, well if he asks me I will just refer him to his dad.

 

[bugaboo]

My daughter is ten years old and doesn't need a bra yet. She has friends that wear them, some because they need to, others because they wish they needed to. My daughter falls into the latter category, wanting to grow up so fast

Recently I bought her this book which we read together. It was a really good starting point for conversation... great for preteeen girls.

 

[Hadassah]

Contrats Heather Jay, I hope things continue to go swimmingly as you guys progress along! I was horrified when I had to go bra shopping the first time... and I was one of the first in my class wearing them, so the boys thought it was awful fun to come around behind us in the lunch line and snap them. I really hope she has better luck than I did. I ended up decking someone one time...

It was very odd watching my oldest girls get older (now 26 & 18.5). The whole process was totally different for each of them though~ so just keep in mind your DD's (all of you, not just the OP) personality. One of my girls was very very private, so it was harder for her to ask me so I had to initiate conversations & shopping trips, while the other one had lots of questions and came to me asking for deodorant, bra, pads, etc.

That sounds just like me and my sister!