Happy birthday, Supergirl!
Twenty years ago today, at precisely 5:02 p.m., my only child — a daughter — entered the world.
Where did the last two decades go?
KM — in spite of the paternal half of her genetic pool — has grown up to be an astounding young woman. She's smart — Dean's Highest Honors last semester — funny, charming, and loves horses, In 'n' Out Burger, and Shemar Moore.
She also loves the Giants and Warriors, which means that she is both discriminating and endowed with a insanely high tolerance for pain.
And...
She is no longer my teenager.
As long-time SSTOL readers are aware, "Supergirl" is one of my nicknames for KM. (This despite the fact that, as a petite brunette, she's really more a Mary Marvel than a Supergirl.) The sobriquet stems from the fact that for several years, one of KM's favorite items of apparel was a pink hoodie with a Kryptonian shield emblazoned across the chest.
Happy 20th, Supergirl! Welcome to the Land of Beyond Teenagerness. Your mom and I love you more than all the snickerdoodles in the whole wide world.
Just don't go all Power Girl on us before your time.
Where did the last two decades go?
KM — in spite of the paternal half of her genetic pool — has grown up to be an astounding young woman. She's smart — Dean's Highest Honors last semester — funny, charming, and loves horses, In 'n' Out Burger, and Shemar Moore.
She also loves the Giants and Warriors, which means that she is both discriminating and endowed with a insanely high tolerance for pain.
And...
She is no longer my teenager.
As long-time SSTOL readers are aware, "Supergirl" is one of my nicknames for KM. (This despite the fact that, as a petite brunette, she's really more a Mary Marvel than a Supergirl.) The sobriquet stems from the fact that for several years, one of KM's favorite items of apparel was a pink hoodie with a Kryptonian shield emblazoned across the chest.
Happy 20th, Supergirl! Welcome to the Land of Beyond Teenagerness. Your mom and I love you more than all the snickerdoodles in the whole wide world.
Just don't go all Power Girl on us before your time.
Labels: Hero of the Day, Reminiscing, They Say It's My Birthday
SwanShadow was randomly pounding the keyboard at 12:44 AM
1 insisted on sticking two cents in:
I continue to be amazed at how coincidentally parallel our existences seem. Same age and interests and now our daughters appear to be the same age, separated by a couple of weeks (my eldest is 20 on April 12th).
You've mirrored my feelings on the subject quite well. Couldn't be prouder or happier with the person she's become.
BGP
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