Okay,
I get it that all little girls want to be a princess. The only problem I have
with this is that all princesses don’t wear dresses all the time. I love the
concept of my little girls being princesses. I call them my little princesses all
the time. Because as they get older I want to them to know that they are a
queen. My dad always told me that I was his princess and then a queen. I just
don’t get why all princesses have to wear dresses. I’m on a search for
princesses that don’t always wear dresses. I just think that this concept for
little girls is too much. My 3 year old thinks that if she doesn’t have her
princess dress on that she isn’t a princess at all. I have always called her a
princess no matter what she wears. She could be in the bathtub and I’m calling
her my princess. I have explained to her that she is a princess no matter what
she wears. And yes a 3 year old can understand this, especially my 3 year old
daughter. This morning was the button that just got pushed. She woke up, was
excited because she slept in her bed all night (yes we are working on this). As
she comes into my room she said “Mommy, I slept in my room all night, now I can
wear my princess dress.” I said “You did a wonderful job sleeping all night in
your room, but no princess dress right now”. After I said this she had the
saddest face on and said “But mommy I won’t be a princess if I don’t have a
dress on.” I just had it then. So now I’m on a mission to make sure she understands
and realizes that to be a princess you don’t have to wear a dress. I think all
girls have started to think you have to dress a certain way to be a princess
and that is definitely not true. I know some are saying but princesses in Disney
have always worn dresses. Don’t get me wrong I love the Disney princesses as
much as the next. Well I have grown to love them. I have always tried to teach
my girls to have an open mind. I was so happy when I first say Mulan because
she didn’t have a dress on. I just want not just my girls but girls everywhere
to know that every girl is a princess when they are little no matter what they
wear. So I know this mission might seem small and useless to others, but to me
it’s a mission that I think needs to be done.