My four year old is really into princesses and romance- already. I know, it\u2019s terrible. I blame her grandparents completely. (haha!) They bought her the first Disney movie and she\u2019s been hooked ever since. We have Mulan, Cinderella, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Enchanted, Shrek\u2026you get the picture. <\/div>\n

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Most of the princesses really offend my feminist sensibilities as 1. They allow themselves to be abused by the antagonists in the story. 2. They have no other goal in life than to find a man to marry 3. They make really stupid decisions (i.e. eating an apple that a creepy old lady offers) that would kill them in real life. Thank God for good little fairies\u2026<\/div>\n

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Unfortunately, my daughter does not share my convictions. I try to encourage her to think through the kind of man she should marry (even though she has no idea what I\u2019m talking about). She speaks frequently of princesses and princes and loves to act out the stories. She recently sighed. \u201cAnd I will find my prince and I will kiss his lips and we\u2019ll get marraaaaid\u201d (her pronunciation)<\/div>\n

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I said, Your prince should be more than handsome, sweetie. He should be smart, good, gentle and kind and love you so, so much!\u201d <\/div>\n

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Her answer? A dramatic sigh with her hand to her head and… <\/div>\n

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“I\u2019ll never <\/b><\/i>find my prince, Mommy.\u201d <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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