Deodorant: The Gateway Drug

As I was getting ready this morning I had my little shadow following me around as usual.  I stood in front of the mirror, lifted my shirt a tad and put on some deodorant, set it on the counter and then started doing my hair.  I look down at some point to see that Addison had stolen the deodorant off the counter, lifted up her shirt and was rubbing it on her belly.  At first I laughed, then it hit me that she is learning and growing way too fast, and then I might have cried a bit.  I am a tad bit emotional lately (think it is time to switch birth control, I bawled while reading the Polar Express to Add tonight).  Anyways, if she is putting her own deodorant on at the small age of 1 what will she be doing at 3?  She will probably just live on her own in the garage and only need me to unwrap the occasional sucker (latest obsession). Also deodorant makes you smell good and boys like girls who smell good, which terrifies me.  The moral of this story is that my sweet innocent little girl can now put on deodorant, which I consider a gateway drug to all grown up and I-don’t-need-my-mommy behaviors.  Lock it up and throw away the key.