...bedtime

…I read a lot of bedtime stories to my kids and the ones that continue to maintain my interests are anything Dr. Seuss and fairy tales.  The fairy tales, for the most part because of how much history are behind them, and to the fact that most true old-time tales don’t end up in a disney peaceful place UNLESS the main character has gone through some really dreadful stuff.  

Goose girl anyone?


Some observations worth mentioning…

#1. Have you ever noticed features of the Queen in Snow White are similar to the fresh face princess herself? Let’s say just twenty years older? (Now wouldn’t that make a great film, the rise and fall of one beauty carried full circle.)

#2. Best characters other than the principle subject are the animals and not the prince.  Though, I thought Rapunzel was cool, yet hated her hair after the knife. (Could we not have some highlights people? Red, auburn, something?)

Last observation: The Princess and the Pea. Short recap: Prince needs to find a real princess, mother helps testing each girl who protests to be royal with a sleep over.  Hence, a pea, the size of a thumbnail yet strong enough to cause discomfort and twenty mattresses later.

All fail, except for one, she complained.

So what’s the moral of this story? Be true to yourself? Don’t be intimidated by your mother in-law? Don’t tell your betrothed you love ALL seasons of sports and could watch them EVERY signal weekend.
Speak up. Princess=preferences. Know who you are.