I am about to lose my damn mind over here, people.

Rylee has been all about a bike for the last few months now, so Andy & I decided Santa would bring her a bike for Christmas. I figured I’d start checking out our options.

Holy mother-trucking pink-glitter-unicorny decorated bikes. I about threw up in my mouth just browsing toys-r-us’s website.

I mean really, every single girl bike is either decorated with bright pink dolphins, or minnie mouse or dora or disney princess froo-froo crap. And they have names like “Shooting Star” or “Morning Glory” and “Ocean Mist”. Seriously…who in their right  mind wouldn’t throw up in their mouth when seeing names like those!?

So, naturally, I took a peek at the “boy” options. Those weren’t much better…it was all hulk, spider man and crap like that.

Who cares you say? Just get her a “girlie” bike you say? She loves Dora you say?

Well I say…

But she probably won’t love Dora forever.

And She doesn’t even know who the disney princesses are.

Not to mention if we bough her a pink, glittery unicorn bike our luck, our next kid would be a boy and, well folks, we just don’t have the money to be buyin’ new bikes for each of our kids. So, there will be hand-me-downs. {I didn’t get my very own new bike until I was in the 5th grade and it made it that much more special and awesome thankyouverymuch.}

Oh and there’s the little fact that I JUST DON’T WANT TO!

There are just no real options for “gender neutral” little kid bikes.

Don’t get me wrong, over the last few years, I’ve grown to love pink-ish girlie things a wee bit more than before I had a daughter, but too much of it still makes my stomach churn.

To get around all of this? We’re no, I’m  We’re spending $30 more than most any other bike available and buying her a red Radio Flyer bike.

Not girlie, but it also doesn’t scream “I’M FOR A BOY” either.

Perfect.

Now I just have to find her a decent little helmet.

{Don’t even get me started on those!}