i am always analyzing things. especially when they have to do with my kids.
"cinderella" and "princess" and "fairy tales" are one of those things.
i have a thing with them.
i'm not sure where it comes from (i'm sure some psychologist would have a hayday with that.)
i was SO loved by my dad. i never doubted his love and i never went looking to other guys for the love he wasn't giving - because i was loved so much by him.
i was made to believe i was perfect just the way i was (sometimes hard to convince myself of that, but that's my own issue - not my parents)
but i did NOT grow up as "daddy's little princess" - and i'm thankful for that.
i think it has a weakness to it that i don't want my girls to have. (this is my OWN connotation to the word...no hate emails, please. i'm SURE there is a strong princess out there...)
i want them to be strong. strong in themselves. strong in character. strong in body. strong in mind. and STRONG in their LORD!
when i go to the Word, i don't see princesses and fairy tales.
i see STRONG women. and, if all goes well, they are taken care of and provided for by strong men, but the women do not just sit there looking pretty. they work hard. they pray hard. and it's not always pretty. but it's RIGHT.
we have a cinderella dress (and my girls LOVE it).
when pat tells one of them how pretty they look - the expression on their faces is PRICELESS.
i'm not taking away from any of that. it's precious.
i'm just careful with how much emphasis is on it.
just like anything.
too much of anything is too much.
3 comments:
You have got to read a book by Holly Wagner called Godchicks. It has different chapters devoted to the different facets of "woman". There is Princess Chick, Friend Chick, Lover Chick, Warrior Chick, Party Chick, etc. It is a very cute look on the Proverbs 31 woman.
I have always been very careful to teach my girls that there is no such thing as happily ever after...
My saying is, They all lived happily ever after and then my girls say, But not without a lot of hard work.
I agree. I dont want their self worth to come from an adoring man. Even their dad. I want that to come from inside, from their Savior.
At the same time, I do so love girls in cinderella dresses.
I've been down this same road with you and totally agree. It's an interesting conversation, for sure. WHat a thrill to be able to teach them that they are truly daughters of the KING and royalty in that sense!
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