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My daughter just told me:

When I get older, I'm going to grow my hair long and dye it blonde. Then I will wear it in a pony tail just like Stupid Elf (ed- that's legolas to most), learn to shoot arrows as good as he does and have those really cool knives.

**sigh**

I suppose I shouldn't be too disapointed. After all, the adoration of Sam for his steadfastness and courage and loyalty and county-style common sense is not an easy sell to a nine-year-old.

Now that I think of it, she has expressed no interest at all in being his "girlfriend" or even commented on his looks (except for the whole hair thing and I think that is more do to the fact that she has short hair). Plus she has a point about his abilty with bow and the blade. When it comes down to it, she has only commented that she wants to be like him, not that she wants to be liked by him...

All in all, not too bad. If only she can keep that attitude when all the other girls hit that nothing-but-fluff-in-the-head-and-raging-hormones-everywhere-else stage that comes in the teenage years....