I don’t think too many (white, Midwestern) 8-year-old girls sit down to a homecooked Indian meal on their birthday and eat it with gusto.
I don’t think too many eight-year-old girls accidentally open their younger brother’s birthday present and really wish they could have those boys’ size 5 plaid Bermuda shorts for their own.
I don’t think too many eight-year-old girls give away 99% of their Easter candy, cheerfully, because they can’t eat it thanks to their recently installed orthodontic devices.
I don’t think too many eight-year-old girls want to spend part of their birthday building a Lego spaceship with their uncle.
Then again, I don’t think too many eight-year-old girls are as great as you are.
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Happy Birthday, Jo! What a wonderful, generous girl!
I see that you did well in the cake department.
THAT is some pretty great greatness. Any kid eating awesome Indian food with gusto and giving away Easter candy sounds pretty darn incredible in my book. Happy Birthday!
I love how much she loves her brother. You are all blessed. Happy happy happy to you all.
Seeing Jo so grown up…oh, it makes me miss you guys so much.
Happy birthday to your beautiful girl. A very select few eight year olds are as great as she is.