It’s the sacred hour of bedtime, when little girls and boys should be splashing happily in the bath, brushing their pearly whites, and zipping up fleece pajamas. I always envision this time as a peaceful, lavender-scented family reconnection, with lots of calm hugging, story-telling, and snuggling. In reality, it is a manic free-for-all, with tired [...]
Entries Tagged as 'princesses'
PRINCESS SOCCER
September 24th, 2011 No Comments
Tags: Cinderella Ate My Daughter · Disney princess · Girls · girls' soccer · princesses · soccer
The Princess Phase
April 11th, 2010 1 Comment
The revelation comes at bathtime: “Mommy, you know what? All the Princesses meet a Prince in their movies!” My daughter’s eyes grow wide with the thrill of discovery. At age 4, she’s utterly captivated by the Disney Princesses, despite my best efforts to downplay them. These nine highnesses shine like beacons of magic, beauty and [...]
Tags: Ariel · Aurora · Cinderella · Disney princess · Dora the Explorer · preschooler · princesses · Snow White
Pink Flowers for Mommy
February 16th, 2010 1 Comment
My daughter is obsessed with holidays. She still plays “Christmas Eve” with her sister, wrapping up dolls and toys in scarves and placing them under a “tree” made of chairs. Just when I’m grooving in my New Year’s rhythm, the stress of December firmly regulated to the past, I hear a delighted scream: “Look, Santa’s [...]
Tags: holiday · mothering guilt · pink carnations · princesses · romance · Valentine's Day