Relax, Rochester Hills Mom Says, 3-Year-Old Isn't on Marriage Fast Track

A Rochester Hills couple who just celebrated their fifth anniversary is taking some flak on social media for a video they posted of their daughter, Lily, 3, crying that she wants to get married, too.

Lindsay Jaster-Szleszynski, Lily’s mom, said they showed their daughter video from their wedding, according to a response on a Facebook post by WDIV, Channel 4, which aired the video on a recent newscast.

The video shows the little girl crying that she wants to get married, too.

“Our sweet little girl had a tear running down her face because she couldn’t get over how beautiful Mama’s dress was,” Jaster-Szleszynski wrote. “She got to see all of her family and our friends enjoying an amazing day. … Of course she wanted the same.”

Jaster-Szleszynski said she shared the video on her personal Facebook page and everyone enjoyed it so she shared it publicly.

“I can only hope my daughter finds happiness – many, many, many – years from now and we are able to share this and all the positive comments with her,” she wrote.

The post has drawn its share of criticism, too. Several people who posted believe the video reinforces sexist stereotypes that what little girls dream of most is getting married.

Grace L. Wu said she’s surrounded her 8-year-old daughter with strong women so she will “grow up to be independent and self-sufficient,” and said she think’s it’s “sad” that the 3-year-old’s dream is to get married.

“No wonder sexism still exists,” Wu posted.

“This is my niece,” Tim Latimer responded. “You people are reading way too much into this. It was her parents’ anniversary on Sunday, and they played the video of their wedding. Lily saw the video, and the big church, her mom in a pretty dress, and the big party afterwards. That’s why she wanted to get married! … She’s 3! She has no idea what getting married actually means. Relax, people.”