Fourth Blog-Disney Addict

Today was my absolute favorite discussion that we have had all year.  I am obsessed with Disney and everything about it, probably because I have been to Disney World 13 times in my life.  I had my 6 year old birthday in Cinderella's castle and was picked to be in the Disney parade.  I grew up all around Disney.  I had every costume of every princess in Disney.  Let's just say, I was a Disney addict.  Needless to say, I wanted to be a princess.  When I see these little girls on these shows dressing up for pageants and wearing make up, it just gives me a feeling of why would their parents do this to them? They don't know any better, they just do what their parents tell them.  The more I process this thought though, I think of the child.  She is probably feeling like the most beautiful girl all dolled up.  She probably thinks she is a princess and enjoys playing the part, which is fine every once in a while, but parents need boundaries! Today, they have taken it too far to where it has gone to their heads! They have lost the child, the child has now become the boss in the house, as what I saw in the clip today.  They have spoiled these girls rotten.  My mom would not let me wear any make up at that age because she did not want me to get obsessed with it, which I can see these little girls are.

There comes a time when it's ok to take a break from reality to fantasize about being a princess, but the parents need to learn to bring them back to the real world and obey them.  The way these princess dress, their prince charming, their riding off into the sunset scenes, and everything that takes place in a Disney princess film has to be taken in control of these kids.  When Frozen came out, I was so ecstatic that they finally came out with a film that wasn't all about finding prince charming and living happily every after, ending the scene with a kiss.  It was about two brave girls that save one another to maybe teach some of these kids a lesson with their siblings.  I am so glad it was taken at a different angel than the rest of the Disney princess films.  I love everything Disney, but they have finally come to realize that it can be a more diverse angle in the films rather than be the same as all the rest.