Here is what I have learned in my short time as a parent . Every child is like a snowflake ; so unique that one cannot be compared to another .
I cannot even compare my daughter to what my husband or I were like at her age because she is so completely her own person . I especially cannot compare her to another child . I enjoy talking to my mommy friends and reading books about childhood milestones . I love looking back on what she has already mastered and I get excited to think about the big , wide world that is just out there waiting for her as she learns and grows .
However , the next time I receive the Spanish Inquisition on the playground , I am just going to smile politely and walk away . I am going to resist the pressure to keep up with the Jones ’ or Kardashians or whomever it is these days . I am just going to enjoy my little snowflake .
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