Us

Tonight there was a middle school dance.  I first heard that it was a dress-up dance.  Then the kids told me that it changed to whatever someone wanted – if they wanted to dress up the could, or if not, they didn’t have to.

After the kids got dropped off, I hopped on Facebook.  There were pictures of other people’s daughters all dressed up.  I got concerned.  My daughter went in leggings and a sweatshirt.  She got to wear make-up, so she was happy.  BUT, what if she was at the dance all upset that she wasn’t dressed like everyone else?????

I mean, of course, I want the children to be themselves!  And she wanted to be comfy tonight!  But, I also remember what middle school was like.  Neither of my middle school children took their phones with them tonight, so I could not check on her!

We devised a plan.  I broke in to her phone.  Big sister went and picked out a dress.  Dad was ready to drive big sister to the dance; where big sister would take the dress inside and give it to little sister.

Big sister was texting little sister’s friends at the dance until she got one of them.  Turns out my daughter was just fine and having fun in her comfy clothes.  She did not want a dress.

I am thankful for a lot here!  I am thankful for the hubster being willing to drive up to the school (again) if needed, so that his daughter’s dance night was not ruined.  I am thankful for big sister picking out a dress, texting people, and being willing to crash a middle school dance to save her sister.  And I am thankful that all this was for nothing because in a sea of middle school uncertainty, my daughter was perfectly comfortable just as she was ❤