A teenager already ?!

So I know that at some point, girls stop wanting to wear the clothes that their mothers pick out for them, and instead wear something that's their "own taste". But somehow I thought that this doesn't happen until they are older, and for sure not at age 2 1/2!

But sure enough, Bruria already has her own taste in clothing! She has a favorite outfit, which she calls the "pocket dress"- since its a shirt and skirt that both have pockets. I think she likes it so much because she enjoys shtupping (did I spell that right?) things inside the pockets. In any case, whenever she sees this outfit clean in her drawer, she refuses to wear whatever else I pick out for her- "No, I want the pocket dress!" she says, as she stamps her foot and refuses to cooperate (oy, what will she be like as a teenager?!)

This morning, the "pocket dress" was clean, so I decided to let her wear it l'chatchila, rather than fighting about it. But of course, as soon as I show her what she's going to wear, she says "No- today I want a sweater with a skirt!" (she has another shirt she likes- almost as much as the pocket shirt- which zips up the whole way, so she calls it a sweater. And of course she knew exactly which skirt she wanted too!)- So much for trying to avoid a fight!

If this is what she is like now, what do I have in store for me in 10+ years from now?! At least then she'll have a uniform in school! (although uniforms don't start until first grade, which is still another four years away! I hope we'll survive until then!)