This is not about cheap teddy bears or crappy jewelry..

I want my girls to think of Valentine's Day as they will experience it tomorrow:

Rachel has a small party with cupcakes and juice boxes.  She is giving out valentines that I wrote out.  I find this appropriate foreshadowing.  I have a feeling that Rachel will roll her eyes at future Valentine's Days--I will guess at age 8.

Laurel has a small party of exchanging valentines that she meticulously wrote out. Phineas and Ferb valentines for the boys and Brave valentines for the girls.  She has a dance during her after school program where she has a special outfit of a black tulle skirt, a shirt with sparkly stars and those pink shiny leggings.  She is beyond excited just to have fun with her friends.

I never want either girl to feel like a have or have not on February 14th.  I don't want them to worry about having a boyfriend, getting carnations in high school, that mixed tape (little dated on my part) with daisies or something from Victoria's Secret (perhaps dated too--not sure if this is cool or skanky.)

I want them to have a higher standard of themselves and how they are treated.  Not just for this one day but for everyday.  This is not about cheap teddy bears or crappy jewelry...it is just a commercialized day in mid-February, just a few days before winter break.

But if they do have a sugar fix, I hope they at least wait until 2/15--there is a lot of candy 50% off.