So I do not know if it was princess and superhero culture that did it, but gender norms in general were affecting me when I was little. If I ever play a get to know you game and have to share an interesting fact about myself, one of my go-to facts is "I lied about my favorite color till I was in high school." Everyone's favorite color in elementary school was blue or pink. I did not like pink so I told people my favorite was blue. My favorite color was orange. Then I did it so frequently that I just forgot that it was not true. Until I caught myself in art class in high school, I totally forgot I was lying. So this got me thinking about gender norms and princess culture and how to mess with it to keep kids from lying about their favorite color. I am also a twin, which got me wondering about twin onesies. While I do want my daughter to think she is a princess, I do not want her to think it is because she has some redeeming quality that gets her out of trouble and that she deserves everything. I am a Christian, I want any daughter of mine to know that she is a princess and she is and heiress but I only because Christ redeemed her, not by her own qualities. Needless to say she will not be watching a ton of Disney when she is little. I want her to be the odd princess out. How do I do this? I'll start with custom onesies. Actually in class I was thinking, I definately am making one that says "I mess with the script." But what are the other options? I know that being a parent will be hard but I did not want to think that I will have to protect my kid from thinking he or she has to act the way all the other kids are or the way TV is telling him or her to act.
Anybody got other good ideas?
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