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August 16, 2006
An Argument for Nature
Sam loves trucks. And tractors. And construction equipment. And rocks.
He doesn't particularly like stuffed animals. Or dolls. Or toy houses. Or clothes.
Sam likes Bob the Builder.
He could do without JoJo's Circus.
Sam loves Sportscenter
He cries whenever Gray's Anatomy comes on.
Ok, I made that last one up.
Funny thing is, I don't remember pushing him in any of these directions. We kept him away from TV for the most part until *very* recently. Yes, when he first got excited about fire trucks, we weren't shy about giving them to him, but if anything, I think we've gone out of our way to give him dolls and not overload him with "boy toys".
I also see this manifesting the other way. His cousin Annie is quite the opposite. This morning, the garbage truck came while Sam was having breakfast. Just the sound of it around the corner made him perk up and point to the window so we would open up the shades. Annie sat still, unfazed. Every Wednesday morning we show her the garbage truck, but she has no interest.
If you put a doll in front of Annie, she will cover it with a blanket, pretend to change its diaper, and try to take care of it. Sam will accidentally stomp on its head on the way to grab his favorite monster truck or farmer lego man.
Maybe the whole Mars/Venus thing was a little over the top, but chalking all our differences up to nurture is absurd too. Looks like we won't have mommy's little quilter after all.
Posted by Mike at August 16, 2006 09:05 PM
Comments
God help me if Kaitlyn grows up to be a girly-girl. We used to have a hard enough time dressing her in pink. I am happy to say that she loves cars and fire trucks - and ducks... ducks are her favorite. All our love to you, Sam and Becky!
Posted by: Alicea at August 16, 2006 10:15 PM
I had a similar experience with Tuesday. She loves dolls, stuffed animals, the color pink, and horses. No idea where all that came from but she is pretty much a girly-girl. When she was born I wanted her to play hockey for the Seattle Mariners but I highly doubt that'll ever happen...not least because the Mariners are still trying to play baseball and haven't found their true calling. Give 'em time...
Posted by: thereluctantninja at August 17, 2006 09:08 AM