<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">As a parent of a girl, there are two days I've always wanted to delay the arrival.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">(OK more than two but only two I feel like talking about now.)
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">I wanted to hold out on Nat getting her ears pierced.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Until she asked.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Says the chick who had six piercings in one ear and three in the other.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Really.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Not to worry, that day still hasn't arrived.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">And I wanted to postpone the inevitable tea at American Girl Place.
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<img src="http://www.savvymommy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/051808-1145-thedayhasco1.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Not that we haven't had tea elsewhere.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Or we haven't been invited by American Girl Place for special events.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">But the idea of opening her up to the world of $200 dolls, magazines, movies and matching clothing seemed a bit much.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Even for my crazy Native New Yorker "over the top" standards.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">But the reservation is confirmed.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">July 18<sup>th</sup> is the day I go broke.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Nat and her friend Gracie will be having a birthday tea.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">At American Girl Place. On Fifth Ave.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Thanks to HotStuff Jessica. Some friend she is.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Just kidding, I totally understand her reasoning.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia">Bring on the pink lemonade!</span>