Sigh.

So last week we were wondering if girls work, and then this morning:

Me: Ok, hop in the truck so we can get to L’s house!

Maggie: No, Mom - we’re taking the CAR!

Me: What? No, Daddy’s taking the car, we take the truck, remember?

Maggie: No! Trucks are for BOYS and cars are for GIRLS!

Say what?!?!

I drive the kids to daycare almost every day in the big pickup because daycare is close by and there’s no reason for my husband to waste gas on his drive to work, so he drives my Honda Civic. This is the usual thing and I only take the car on days that I need to go do errands or make a longer trip. So what in the world caused her to say that trucks are for boys?

Huh?

It’s finally hitting me that I’m just ONE of the influences in my children’s view of the world and it fascinates me to try to decipher where the crazy-talk is coming from. Enlighten me!

Kate Olson is a mother of 2 toddlers and lives in rural Wisconsin. She balances motherhood & working from home in a semi-functional fashion - you can read more about Kate on our contributors page. She blogs about education and lots of business/tech stuff at Kate Says . Want more? Read all of Kate’s posts!