tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post4873378827031699279..comments2023-11-17T02:09:25.682-05:00Comments on All Mixed Up: Girl PowerLaura Maukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015261399966730326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post-73795824122378174512011-12-08T23:23:00.017-05:002011-12-08T23:23:00.017-05:00@Katherine, I think it's crazy how people--you...@Katherine, I think it's crazy how people--your babysitter--assume that everyone thinks the same way. She should've thought twice or picked up on your cues before introducing new ideas to your little ones.Laura Maukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015261399966730326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post-15961437642590048022011-12-08T23:16:39.937-05:002011-12-08T23:16:39.937-05:00@MissA, well, you turned out to be amazingly cool...@MissA, well, you turned out to be amazingly cool, princess stuff or no princess stuff. and yeah, i met my match but for many years i thought i'd be a single mom. i just don't want sabine or women to think that need a man to be happy.Laura Maukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015261399966730326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post-31527627812252822062011-12-07T02:41:54.620-05:002011-12-07T02:41:54.620-05:00I love pink, and princess things. My mom totally r...I love pink, and princess things. My mom totally raised me with sweet tales of Prince Charming, but the fact that she was a single mom, struggling with asshole ex (yes, my dad) probably made me doubt early on. Or not? I kind of hope not. I mean you found your prince right?<br />Sabine is tooooooooo cute! Makes me want to come to Cali to hang out with ya'll!Miss Ahttp://ragdollinnewyork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post-29124913848441858152011-12-06T21:52:48.533-05:002011-12-06T21:52:48.533-05:00I work two days a week and my twin girls are with ...I work two days a week and my twin girls are with a baby sitter for about 3-4 hours, at least an hour of which is nap time. Today when I came home the sitter showed me letters she had helped them write to Santa. The girls' list read something like princess dresses, princess shoes, princess baby doll. Until today, they had never once said the word princess and were not familiar with the genre. This was a deliberate effort. My husband went ballistic and I sat the girls down and explained why Dora the explorer is a much better role model. They are 3 1/2 so did not get it and just kept talking about sparkly dresses. I would not underestimate the influence of commercial forces and other people.Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290378763228827913.post-38053379099905300492011-12-05T23:19:03.527-05:002011-12-05T23:19:03.527-05:00So true. I'm with you on the whole princess/pi...So true. I'm with you on the whole princess/pink/frilly thing. But now I don't mind them playing with all that stuff anymore. Because in the end I am confident that it's what I instill in them and how I talk to them and bring them up that's going to influence them and make them be strong women. I don't believe toys (as my Barbie post said) have such a huge influence on all that as I thought it did. It's their parents that will make them into strong adults.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640617377570814909noreply@blogger.com