you know how when you're in love every song that you hear seems to apply to you? i guess being a mom is like that too. i dug up some old cd's from highschool for the car, ones that i thought parker might like. train was in there. i was listening to the song "meet virginia" and the lyrics that used to make me think the song was about loving a partner suddenly reminded me of miss p... (emphasis mine)
She doesn't own a dress, her hair is always a mess /If you catch her stealin, she won't confess /She's beautiful /She smokes a pack a day, oh wait, that's me but anyway /She doesn't care a thing about that, hey /She thinks I'm beautiful /Meet Virginia /She never compromises, loves babies and surprises /Wears hi-heels when she exercises /Ain't that beautiful/Meet Virginia /Well she wants to be the Queen /Then she thinks about her scene /Pulls her hair back as she screams /I don't really wanna be the queen /Her daddy wrestles alligators, Mama works on carburetors /Her brother is a fine mediator for the President /Well here she is again on the phone /Just like me hates to be alone /We just like to sit at home, and rip on the President /Meet Virginia /Well she wants to live her life /Then she thinks about her life /Pulls her hair back as she screams /I don't really wanna live this life /She only drinks coffee at Midnight, when the moment is not right, her timing is quite-unusual /you see her confidence is tragic, but her intuition magic /and the shape of her body -unusual /Meet Virginia-I can't wait to Meet Virginia-Yea
parker struck me this way from the moment i found out i was pregnant with her. she's a spitfire. her name, while not necessarily my favorite on our list, was so clearly HER name. a little bit kooky. kinda spastic. she's loud and messy and beautiful and i want to be just like her when i grow up. she really keeps me on my toes at all times!