The other night we asked Ellie if she wanted to go to college when she was bigger. She hesistated. I reminded her that Mike, Robert and Gino are in college now. So then she said, "Yes. But when I get all grown up, I'm going to be a princess." We just laughed.
Fast forward to Saturday morning. I'm laying in bed not feeling well. I'm helping Ellie get her hair done and get ready for dance. I'm not sure what triggered this but she asks in all sincerity, "Mommy, really, tell me how I will become a princess when I grow up."
She's so serious about this. I'm not quite sure the right answer. I don't want her focusing on beauty. I asked what she meant by being a princess. It seems to be focused on dresses. So I told her that when she grows up and starts buying her own clothes she can buy princess dresses and wear them all the time if she wants. That seemed to satisfy her.
At breakfast I explained this to her synical father, who is not very appreciative of this princess fascination. He laughes and says in his synical voice, "Ellie, you are going to have to find and marry a prince and there aren't many of them left in the world."
As Ellie looks at him as if she may cry, I tell David to knock it off and explain that when Ellie grows up and buys her own clothes, she can buy princess dresses if she wants.
Oh my.....
You could also point out that all the best modern princesses now go to university or college and get good degrees before they become princesses - like Kate Middleton. She had to get a good degree from St Andrews before she captured her prince! Not that I'd recommend it as a future career... Very boring having to meet all those sycophants and hangers on. Don't think it's worth it for the dresses myself. She'd have to move to Europe too:-)She could always get a vacation job as a princess in Disneyland when she gets older. That should put her off for life!!:-0
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