Professional Opportunity

Long ago Libby made the decision to be a "doctor for kids". We love our pediatrician who's a woman, and probably a week ago while we drove, Libby asked, "Mom, can boys be doctors?" I smiled at the notion that in her four year old mind it's never occurred to her that girls wouldn't have the opportunity to become doctors. Lately, she's vacillating between wanting to be a doctor and a gymnastics teacher. I'm pushing the pediatrician angle, but keeping in mind that she'll change her mind at least a thousand times before settling on a career. Even then, maybe she'll have two, even three careers. Who knows? It's a good time to be a girl.

On our way home from dinner tonight we spotted a very bright rainbow to the east and we kept tabs on it as we drove. Peyton said, "Mom! I going to slide down rainbows! I going to be a fishing guide, a doctor and a rainbow slider!" Yep, it's a good time to be a girl.