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Alright, so I’m still learning with my five year old daughter learning to dress herself.

This morning she came out very practically dressed in a t-shirt and comfortable black pants, and in a very short amount of time, I might add.

I tried to compliment, “That’s a cute outfit.”

“Today is TaeKwon Do! You don’t look cute for Tae Kwon Do!”

“Oh, sorry.”

At least she was thinking ahead as this was at 8 am before school and TaeKwon Do was at 4:30 pm.

I am grateful that this outfit was practical and comfortable as they are not always, and that it did not involve much drama. This is mostly because my husband keeps reminding me when to pick my battles and when to just not accept an argument.

On a side note, I find it strange that I will argue with my five year old daughter when I would never let my boys talk back to me. Of course I think that has something to do with boys and girls as well. Funny how some things you seem to be born with.

Oh - and a little rant -we’ve been trying to “go green” and ride bikes as often as possible. Well, our TaeKwon Do place just started holding classes that are faith based (really cool - based on the fruits of the Spirits and loving God with your mind, body and soul, making Him a part of every part of your life) within biking distance. So our good friends and my family biked it. Here’s my rant - I live in a township that is very proud of it’s green initiatives and yet not all of it’s roads (and I mean main ones) have sidewalks! We have to adapt our root and ride a little farther to stay on sidewalks so my kids aren’t riding down main roads.

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