tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post2287981025855317258..comments2022-11-20T03:41:04.175-05:00Comments on I Heart My Chaotic Life: Fairy TalesColehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217926078418163404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-78022063240219914012010-01-25T16:45:43.519-05:002010-01-25T16:45:43.519-05:00I'm so on the fence with this one. My daughter...I'm so on the fence with this one. My daughter is absolutely in love with the Disney princesses and I can't stand that they are all almost helpless and always need a prince to save them. That's my biggest problem. My other issue though is how scary Disney movies can be for little kids, I put one on thinking the kids will love it and then the evil guy from Aladdin comes on and my kids are sitting wide-eyed in terror. I know they are trying to appeal to the older kids but couldn't they just make seperate movies for that?Too Tired Tesahttp://www.2wired2tired.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-72206548188767343552010-01-25T09:46:08.560-05:002010-01-25T09:46:08.560-05:00Fairy Tales are all well and good in my book! I t...Fairy Tales are all well and good in my book! I think a lot of my big dreams came from my parents' beliefs that their children (i.e. me and the 3 other rugrats) would amount to something big. There was never a question of "will he/she go to college?" so the opportunities are still there :) My parents rock. <br /><br />I don't have chidlers yet, but I say they get to watch fairy tales. J will make them watch sports. Therefore, they will be perfectly well rounded (albeit confused on their baseball/football teams)Blue&Whitehttp://bluewhitelife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-56154957816308387942010-01-24T12:53:44.770-05:002010-01-24T12:53:44.770-05:00Hey I love a good Fairy Tale... but they are just ...Hey I love a good Fairy Tale... but they are just stories.. and most have some sort of moral to teach. For girls it gives us some expectation of chivalry when we grow up... prince charming should be polite, well-mannered and thoughtful.<br />For boys it gives the base that a damsel should be needy and whiny- oops... wrong tale. Seriously- Cinderella cleaned and kept house for her family, Sleeping Beauty was abused by the wicked witchy lady, Snow White saved herself AND took care of the dwarves... these girls grew to be strong women- against the odds! Boys definitely need to see that in women or they will never be able to assimilate into today's culture. <br />Why else would the fairy tales keep being updated and re-written for each new generation? They have valuable lessons to teach while letting us slip away into a fantasy, if only for a little while.<br />Sorry so wordy... great post BTW!dawnhttp://www.dawneing.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-55616619038440029712010-01-24T12:42:12.675-05:002010-01-24T12:42:12.675-05:00Ditto to Kerri's remark!!
I watched them when ...Ditto to Kerri's remark!!<br />I watched them when I was little and my kids all enjoyed them too and we all turned out just fine!MrsMonicaLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652099038567870611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-21978334929051104162010-01-24T11:52:51.216-05:002010-01-24T11:52:51.216-05:00I agree with you and with what Kerri said about p...I agree with you and with what Kerri said about people overanalyzing <i>everything</i>. <br /><br />My kiddos love fantasy stories/movies. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've seen the Harry Potter movies. One of the main reasons I'll sit with them and watch stuff like that for the 100th time is because I enjoy the little escape too.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552493178085989449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-54980217832605079122010-01-24T11:46:36.130-05:002010-01-24T11:46:36.130-05:00Ug. I think people overanalyze EVERYTHING! Would...Ug. I think people overanalyze EVERYTHING! Would boys be better in math and girls better in English if NO ONE talked about it? For crying out loud. Children have IMAGINATIONS. In my humble opinion, fairy tales encourage that. And of course, children should be taught the difference between fantasy and reality. But a life without fantasy? What's the point??? As adults, we get ENOUGH reality. Let them enjoy being little! Good grief.Kerri https://www.blogger.com/profile/06070983658642888724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498641165771144834.post-21749037788162234342010-01-24T10:19:35.299-05:002010-01-24T10:19:35.299-05:00I love them. I want my kids to dream big.I love them. I want my kids to dream big.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.com