Let me start by saying, being a princess isn’t as awesome as you think it is girls. In some countries it will limit who you can marry. In England if you are the eldest child of the monarch, your younger brother will be king long before your queen just because he’s a boy, and in all monarchies being a princess really puts a damper on what you can say and do in public. Disney has told little girls that being a princess is the bee’s knees. You get to marry the best-looking guy. You get to live in a castle, and everything you could ever want always comes true. They always seem to gloss over how horrible these girls tend to have it. Sleeping Beauty missed a large chunk of her life waiting for a man to come rescue her from her slumber. Jasmine is being forced into an arranged marriage. Cinderella has to scrub floors and clean clothes because her step-mom is wicked cruel. Ariel has to turn her back on her father just to meet the man she wants to marry, and as an added bonus can’t speak because she sacrificed her voice for legs. So girls, being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You have to know the whole story beyond the happily ever after before you sign up for the job. However, for some little girls they are so indoctrinated to think they are princesses it is hard for them to break from the mold. Given everything they have ever wanted they develop a sense of entitlement. Parents must be careful to not let these habits develop because in my experience it sticks with the girl her whole life.
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