There are three dragons in my house.
Me, Missus Scooter, and Baby O.
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2012 was the year of the Dragon. 1976, the year Missus and I were born, was also coincidentally the year of the Dragon.
I didn’t really know what this meant, but while I was still pregnant and heard that my baby was going to be born in a year of the Dragon, I thought “uh oh, this can’t be good.” Three female dragons under one roof? Lord help us.
I decided to look it up. I’ve always had a mild curiosity in these things… Chinese Zodiac, horoscopes, astrological signs. I view it as interesting entertainment, finding it fun to read about the various personality traits then picking out all of the characteristics you find in yourself or another person.
According to the website usbridal.com, The Dragon is a symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power; the Oriental Dragon is regarded as a divine beast – the reverse of the malicious monster that Westerners felt necessary to find and slay. In Eastern philosophy, the Dragon is said to be a deliverer of good fortune and a master of authority. Therefore, those people born in Dragon years are to be honored and respected.
I liked where this was going!
The website further explains that Dragons are the free spirits of the Zodiac. Conformation is a Dragon’s curse. Dragons must be free and uninhibited. The Dragon is a beautiful creature, colorful and flamboyant. Because they are confident, fearless in the face of challenge, they are almost inevitably successful. Even though they are willing to aid when necessary, their pride can often impede them from accepting the same kind of help from others. Dragons’ generous personalities give them the ability to attract friends, but they can be rather solitary people at heart.
Hmmm…half of this description rings very true to me, the other half not at all. But some of this description describes Missus Scooter to a tee, and then other parts not so much.
Like their adult counterparts, children born in the Year of the Dragon have vivid personalities and are independent from birth. Noisy and active, parents should stimulate their imaginations as soon as possible. Their imagination and inquisitive natures can be troublesome for the Dragon child and can often land them in a heap of trouble at school which can cause teachers and other parents to deem them troublemakers or naughty. Sometimes Dragon children are loners who daydream and drift into their own world of make-believe. Either way, Dragon children demand careful attention and special handling in order to bring out the best in them. Their creativity and talents must be encouraged, even if it means spending extra time in certain school subjects in order to help them master the subject.
It’s so hard to know whether this hits home for Baby O. Being only 8 months old, I can see splinters of her personality but feel that I haven’t even scratched the surface at knowing who she is quite yet. The jury is out on this one.
The most interesting part of this particular website is the compatibility chart for parent/child relationships. With some trepidation, I quickly scanned down the chart to see how Dragon parents matched up with Dragon children. <holding breath> Ohhhh good, a big sigh of relief. 4 out of 4 compatibility stars, with a description that says “like mother like daughter.”
Oh… wait. Like WHICH mother?
And on a final note, I was relieved to see that the “partners in love” section fared well for me and Missus Scooter. Apparently two dragons can accomplish anything together if we can learn to share the spotlight. Who? Us? Spotlight? Share??? Hmph.
Being that so many Dragon babies on Hellobee were born in 2012, I thought this was fun to pass along. 2011 was the year of the Rabbit and 2013 is the year of the Snake.
Do you buy into the Chinese Zodiac and do you and your baby’s personality fall in line with birth year?
GOLD / nectarine / 2653 posts
I’d never really looked into the Chinese zodiac much, so this McAfee me curious. Our LO will be born in the year of the Snake, which is Hub’s sign, as well. Luckily, they have a high compatibility, as do I (Sheep) with both Snake partner and child. The personality descriptions were almost dead-on for both of us (far more accurate than Western zodiac), so I’m very anxious to see if LO ends up being as accurate. Thanks for sharing and piquing my interest!
blogger / pear / 1636 posts
Oh dear! My dragon baby will have “divergent ideals” making bonding an “uphill struggle” with our dog personalities. Let’s hope there’s nothing to it. :)
blogger / papaya / 12371 posts
Cobi was born year of the dragon too :) I never followed any horoscope or astrology type stuff as my mother deemed it evil but now I do find it interesting :)
That’s so cool you all are year of the dragon!
GOLD / honeydew / 8952 posts
I’m an Ox and the hubby is a dog. I recall my horoscope to be pretty accurate of my personality. I don’t recall what the dog is. Our LO will be a snake, and I’m deathly afraid of snakes so this should be interesting….
hostess / pineapple / 12855 posts
I don’t know too much about it but I have one Tiger and one Dragon. They are both girls so I figure this means they will fight a lot! DH and I are both rams so I think they trump us.
blogger / pomegranate / 3499 posts
Being Chinese, I think the Chinese zodiac is fun and I grew up on folklore about why/how the animals even got in the order that they’re in – http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/story.htm. Both my husband and I are boars, and our daughter is a Tiger and our son will be a snake. It’s hard for me to believe that an entire year of people can have the same personality traits though, so I don’t take the Chinese zodiac too seriously. I’m actually more into the American zodiac – I think those signs are actually pretty accurate of most people I know!
blogger / pear / 1805 posts
I agree with @Mrs. High Heels: about everyone born in a year having the same personality. My husband and I both are roosters and neither of us are anything like the descriptions but I still think its fun to read.
hostess / honeydew / 8938 posts
Not really just like I don’t buy into astrological signs. But the dragon is highly coveted in Asian cultures ESP for baby boys!
GOLD / clementine / 933 posts
The Chinese new year isn’t until February 10th this year, so there will be some 2013 dragon babies, too! Including mine. I’m not really in to the Chinese zodiac, but I must admit that I’m excited to have a dragon baby! I even bought “year of the dragon” stamps to use for the birth announcements.
GOLD / nectarine / 2005 posts
my LO is a dragon, i’m a monkey and my mom is a rat, which, according to the websites i’ve read, are the most compatible zodiac signs with each other! i don’t put much stock in astrology, but when i read this it made me happy.
hostess / papaya / 10341 posts
I’m also a dragon. I find the zodiac interesting, but like others have said I don’t read that much into it.
blogger / clementine / 992 posts
Wasn’t this dragon year special because it was the golden dragon? A few people were really excited that I was having a boy last year because he would be very successful (some said a president!). I think it’s fun to read about.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 5721 posts
My daughter and I are both dragons! 1988 and 2012. My husband is a rabbit. haha. I always tease him about being a male rabbit living with 2 female dragons.
cherry / 103 posts
@Alivoo01: I am absolutely TERRIFIED of snakes too so I am not thrilled that is LO’s Chinese Zodiac sign. That being said, the description isn’t so bad. Also, I am a dog and DH is rooster, and neither of us is ANYTHING like the personality traits for that year, so while I love reading all this stuff, I am definitely taking it lightly. We are both, however, VERY like our astrological/American zodiac signs….so it will be interesting to see what LO ends up being (EDD is July 18 so could be on the cusp depending on how early/late he/she comes).
blogger / apricot / 498 posts
This was fun to read! While we don’t know who our second child is yet, they were also born in the year of the Dragon. I looked up their personality traits when we figured out the timing, mostly to see if they would be compatible with our first child who is a “Rat.” They are! Whew!