Trying to Brainwash my Daughter
(While playing with two Victorian paperdolls…)
Eden: Okay, they’re all dressed! Now they can get married.
Me: Nope. They forgot something first.
Eden: Like what? Like a veil? Like jewel-er-rey?
Me: Like college.
Eden: They don’t have to go to college. They are princesses. The man in The Princess and the Goblin says all girls are princess, and princesses don’t go to college.
Me: Yes they do. They have to govern the land, so they have to go to college. Pick something for your girls to study in college.
Eden: Okay. Men. They can study Men.
Me: No!
Eden: How about Princes?
Me: (rolling my eyes)
Eden: Okay, this one will study science magic and this one will study words.
After college can they get married?
Me: No, they have other things to do.
Eden: Like what?
Me: Like travel.
Eden: Oh yes! They looooove to travel! … But they can do that on their honeymoons.
Me: sigh.
Eden: Mommy, can I watch Cinderella?
Me: No.
Eden: The Little Mermaid.
Me: No
Eden: Mulan?
Me: Does anyone get married in Mulan?
Eden: No.
Me: Then yes, you may.
Rachelle,
I wanted to comment on this a week ago or so. I thought this entry was very cute, I put a link to it on my blog. It has been exactly what I’ve been struggling with, for a while now!
I am 27-year-old Christian female who wants to go to medical school. This is sort of along the lines of “I’ve been to Disneyland, but I don’t buy it” which is an entry in my blog from 2 weeks ago, when I actually did go to Disneyland. And I didn’t buy it. Esp. “Snow White: the musical.”
thank you,
Julia
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