Fairy tales are the best at suggesting that pretty girls lying around with bouquets of flowers have a good chance at being picked up by a handsome prince. I guess if you are five, this might sound pretty romantic and even a little thrilling, but let's face it, the reality of hanging around waiting for somebody to start your adventure is pretty dull.
Raising little girls in a rural environment can often feel like waiting around for opportunity to sweep them off their feet. Sure, we could drive over the mountains and through the jungle to many sensational things going on in San Jose and Escazu, but that is not why we moved here. We specifically transplanted ourselves to a small, rural town in Costa Rica because we wanted something different than the busy commuting lifestyle we were living in Denver.
It has been great, for our kids, so far. But kids have a habit of growing up like they are part of a circus side show, stuffed into little animation flip books. Seeing our girls mature tempts us to make that drive to get them to all that is going on. We want them to be broadened by culture and reach adulthood equipped with life experiences that ready them to choose their own adventures, with or without a charming prince.
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It sounds like the girls are living a fairytale they will thank you for later.
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