What, may I ask, is with little girls these days being so commonly labelled "Princess"? Ugh, it erks me!
Particularly those that carry it so far that when asking after my son they refer to him as my "Prince".
Prince? There ain't no Prince here! No little fellow that is expected nothing more of then to sit there and look pretty.
No young boy who's too scared to get dirty that he'll miss out on the joys of
mud pies and rain dances.
No mini man that will look down his nose at those around him.
We're raising a boy, who will one day be a man, with the nobleness of a gentlemen the heart of a lion, the protectiveness of a warrior.
But he'll be no prince.
When thinking of a prince and princess, my mind has images of pretty prim and prissy with not much going on up stairs.
Is that the adult you want from your child?
Let your child be a kid, play dirty, eat messily, sing loudly!
My son already has an unbelievable thirst for knowledge, and the most inspiring sense of adventure. He's showing his own interest in taking the life path not labelled prince.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very much a girly girl, I just know I'm going to be one of "those mum's" who puts her little girl 99% of the time in skirts and dresses(if we are so blessed to have a daughter one day). Though these outfits will not restrict her, she will never be made to feel she should keep herself clean and tidy....that's what stain removers for!
She will not be raised to be some "damsel in distress", waiting for her "Prince Charming" to rescue her, she shell have the confidence and self assurance to go out into the world and claim what she wants on her own terms, reach her goals and beyond. He will not be made to feel he is not worth anything more then a "handbag" to a woman, he will be taught to respect with love, and in turn command the respect he deserves in return.
Neither sex singularly deserves to be put up on a pedestal, but respect of each other puts us all up there on our own pedestal, with the mindset that we know we'll be ok if we fall ;)
4 rainbow comments:
Well said Jen!
I'm not big on the whole princess and prince thing myself, just because it irritates me but you've raised some really great points there and I agree with 100%!
Great post, Jen. The whole world could benefit from people recognising each other as UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, not stereotypes like prince, princess, hippy, freak etc!
lol good post jen.
reminds me of Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye, using "Prince" as a sort of sarcastic insult. "You're a real Prince, you know that?"
lol
I whole heartedly agree. And you know, I have observed that princes & princesses tend to grow into the bratiest older children, the parent makes a rod for their own back!
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