I got in an argument with my Mom today over what kind of toys my little girl is going to play with.  We were walking down the toy isle in K-Mart this morning, and I spotted a little plush motorcycle.  She had already said she was going to buy a few plushie toys to add to the decor of the room, but I don’t think she was expecting me to want to throw a bike into the mix.  She was thinking more along the lines of baby dolls and maybe a few jungle animals to match the theme of the room.  Nope, I wanted my little girl to get her first bike.  My Mom didn’t agree at all, so we left the stuffed bike sitting there.  She felt it was too “boyish”.

Seriously when are people going to get over this stereotype that bikes are for boys?  What’s the difference between my little girl having a plushie motorcycle and the GI Joes that my mom bought me when I was a kid?  My Barbie dolls married my GI Joe dolls, and I’m pretty sure her baby dolls could ride her motorcycle!