As I was saying in class, I was very interested in the Princess/Superhero discussion, because it did not directly correlate with my childhood. Growing up, I was a complete and total “tom boy”. I cut off all of my hair at the age of 5, started wearing boy clothes, and 95% of my friends were boys in and out of school. My parents were never threatened by my want to express who I was. I was me. I could still play with dolls and watch Disney movies, and I still got along with little girls… I just hated majority of little girl clothes and little girl toys. I thought they were stupid, and I would have much rather played with toys that were marketed towards boys. Eventually, I just became more “girly” on my own, probably around puberty.
I always feel thankful that my parents raised me the way they did. Never put pressure on me to be someone I wasn’t or someone they wanted me to be. It fascinates me that these extreme parents on Toddlers in Tiaras, My Super Sweet 16, etc. are so concerned with putting money and time into making their child so “perfect” and treating them like a princess, that they are basically making their daughter into the perfect representation of who they wish she would be.
Parents living vicariously through their children. That’s what I see. Kids being allowed to disrespect their parents and others at a young age. That is what I also see. There is nothing wrong with teaching someone they are special, because I believe everyone is special. The bad is when special becomes entitlement. Entitlement means monster.
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