You have to be what???

We are hoping to buy a new house and move soon. I was asking Claire about how she'd like her room in the new house. She wants either Dinosaurs or outer space! That's just lovely...how am I suppose to find girly dinosaurs or planets? Anyway...

She has a garden room now so I was trying to talk her into keeping it. This is how the conversation went:

Me: Why don't you just keep your garden room?

Claire: Well, its not great.

Me: Sure it is.

Claire: No, no one has told me they like it.

Me: People have told me how cute it is.

Claire: Well, no one has told me. It has to be great. I want people to like it.

Me: Why?

Claire: So I can be popular!

Me: What??????????

She is only 7 and she's homeschooled. Where in the world did she get the idea that she needs to be popular???? I explained that she just needs to be herself and people will like her for her, but I think she still thinks she needs to be "popular".

Is this what I have to look forward to with a girl? I think I should be afraid...very afraid!

Any moms of older girls out there? I'd love to hear your advice.

By the way, here is a link to a post about her garden room when I first did it way back in 2008. I still think its cute and want her to keep it, but we'll see. :)

http://aimeesland.blogspot.com/2008/11/garden-room.html