Jordan will be all she can be, wearing either pink OR blue Jun 26 '00    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Why do a lot of people in this world think the name Jordan is strictly a boys name? I know for a fact it is a girls name too, I even looked in books you use to name your new bundle of joy. Jordan is under a boys and girls name. Even before I had my daughter, Jordan, I had friends tell me "Jordan is a boys name, she is going to get teased when she gets older". Many have also told me "If you name her Jordan people will think she is a boy, do you what that every day for the rest of yours and her life?" I know a lot of people wonder why I choose to name my daughter, Jordan, here is why; it's pretty simple really. I used to watch a t.v show and there was a girl named Jordan on it, that name just stuck with me through the years. So when I found out we were having a girl Jordan was the name we both wanted. The middle name took more time though, Matthew wanted Jordan Stacy, and I wanted Jordan Elizabeth. We both decided why not use my middle name Ann, so there it is, Jordan Ann. I love the name Jordan, which means THE DESCENDER. I feel if Jordan wants to play with boy toys (trucks or play sports), let her. If I have a son, and he wants to play with girl toys (play house, or play with dolls), let him. Recently when my husband took Jordan to the mall, she grabbed a bright yellow and black stuffed truck off the selves. Matthew bought it for her, when they got home and I saw the stuffed truck, I didn't say, "That is a boys toy, take it back". I said "Jordan must have liked the bright yellow, if she wants it let her play with it". Jordan does have pink clothes and blue clothes, even though a lot of the blue clothes are made for a girl. Jordan does even wear boy sports outfits, not because my husband wanted her to. Jordan has a lot of Cleveland Indians outfits, a spring jacket that is of a sports team, and a few baseball hats. We do have people look at us funny when they find out Jordan is a girl in sports clothes. Jordan only has one inch of hair, so of course people think she is a boy, even though she looks like a girl no matter what she wears. Even when Jordan wears pink, people think she is a boy when they hear the name Jordan. When I went to my WIC (Women, Infant, Children) appointment a month ago with Jordan, dressed in a pink outfit, and a cloth headband on her head that was white with pink flowers. The lady who had to weigh her, and get her height kept saying "Put him on the scale to get weighed and measured". I told her Jordan is a girl, but she still kept saying boy. It was when the lady who prints out the coupons for me, said "How is little Miss Jordan today?" she finally realized Jordan was a girl. There are people who, even when she is wearing blue, or a sports outfit say "What a cute baby girl you have." I guess when Jordan gets more hair; it will get better for us. I still like the name Jordan, and love my baby girl. Even with all the things people say about her name being Jordan, and when people think she is a boy, I wouldn't change her name if I had to. If Jordan wants to play sports when she gets older, I won't stop her. I know Jordan will end up liking sports because her daddy does. We even have a bat and ball all ready for her when she gets older. I can picture it now, a warm spring day, flowers blooming, birds chirping, my little girl in a baseball cap and pink shoes and outfit. Matthew teaching Jordan how to stand and hit the baseball, as mommy throws it to her. If Jordan gets onto a sports team, I will go to all of her games, yelling, "That's my girl", with no embarrassment at all to my daughter or me. If I have a son who wants to play with dolls, or have a tea party with me, I won't stand in his way. I can picture this one too, even though I don't have a son yet. Me and my son, and his sister Jordan sitting around the table as my son serves us tea and cookies. If when I have a son who wants to help me cook, I will let him. I will raise my kids to do the chores that are "supposely" meant for men to do, and chores meant for girls to do. To me a chore is not "labeled" a man's job or a women's job, it is a job for both sexes. I take out the garbage, or mow the lawn if it needs to be done, my husband vacuums, and does dishes if they need to get done. Just today when my sister-in-law came over to pick up Jordan, and take her out for a while, she didn't like the outfit I had Jordan in. I had Jordan in a Cleveland Indians outfit, she took Jordan and changes her clothes, telling me "Don't let Jordan wear this again". I asked her "Why?" Her answer was "Because, Jordan is a bald baby, and people will think she is a boy in this". So now my own family is telling me what Jordan can wear, and can't wear. To me the color of clothes you wear does not make a person, personality, respect for others, love, understanding, compassion, and much more make a person. I might be going to far into this here, but we try to teach our kids not to judge people by the color of their skin, people are people no matter their color. So why do we think boys should only wear blue, and girls only should wear pink. My daughter will be whatever she wants to be, even if she wears blue, pink, purple, green, yellow, etc. The same goes if I have a son.

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