https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:33:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses/page/2#post-1295394 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 07:35:16 +0000 looch 1295394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, boys can be princes or knights, they don't have to be princesses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses/page/2#post-1295347 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 04:11:15 +0000 erinpye 1295347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd be extremely annoyed with the implication that the girls can't be superheroes. Why can't it just be superhero week for everyone? For people saying the boys are actually the restricted ones, why? Boys can't be princesses? The whole thing just reinforces gender stereotypes and sexism in our culture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses/page/2#post-1295346 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 04:08:22 +0000 MrsEmm 1295346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's cute and as to your concern, I think girls in that scenario are lucky because they can be either superheroes or princesses. It's the boys who are restricted actually. But I wouldn't mind - I would just let my child pick whichever they preferred. Nothing wrong with a little girl who wants to be a princess. Or a boy for that matter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses/page/2#post-935524 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:02:17 +0000 lemondrop 935524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: I agree, from a kid's perspective it's just dress up, as adults we give this much deeper meaning. </p> <p>I'd be fine with it, and I would support my kid to dress up however they chose. If they were different from the norm, I would do some coaching ahead of time just in case they were teased. </p> <p>I do hope if I ever have a girl to use some of the more kickass princesses as role models. Merida, Mulan, and Belle are favorites, and I would plan to teach a girl that they can take action and make things happen for themselves. They have the choice to dress up however they want- more than likely I would have a superhero or pirate princess because C is a good example of a rough and tumble big brother that I'm sure will be emulated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-935467 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:45:00 +0000 MsMamaBear 935467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I commented on this on Twitter, but couldn't go into detail.lol I'd be bothered by it, but wouldn't say anything. To be fair, they should do Superhero Day and then Royalty/Knight day so each kid could dress up for both and not feel left out. Or make it Pirate Day and the girls could be pirate princesses like on Jake and the Neverland Pirates. She is SO not a wimpy princess. :)</p> <p>My daughter likes princess types of things and then she also likes race cars and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. She's all over the place sometimes. LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-935421 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:28:25 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 935421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be OK with it. My niece dressed up as superman, foam muscles and all! I loved it. She was so excited. She wants a superman birthday party for her next party. But her sister is ALL girl and is all about princesses and unicorns. They just like what they like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-935339 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:55:25 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 935339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me, dress up is just dress up. It's make believe. Kids are just experimenting with pretending. When someone lets their kid dress up as a pirate, are they saying being a thief &amp; murderer is cool? Absolutely not. </p> <p>The deeper context here I think is gender stereotypes, which are literally everywhere. Watching media with superheroes and princesses is more likely to be influence a child's point of view than dressing up. If the theme was "be your favorite movie character" most kids would end up as superheroes and princesses anyway.</p> <p>I wouldn't say anything to the daycare/gym/school. I'd only say something about being inclusive if a child was mocked for their outfit choice. Maybe I'd suggest a more neutral theme if every dress-up day was wrapped up in gender stereotypes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-935262 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:28:58 +0000 rsp213 935262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: I'm actually with you on this! I feel like I could get carried away on this topic but I won't. Let's just say I would totally dress my LO as a superhero over a princess any day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-935052 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:37:57 +0000 cmomma17 935052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: OMG you just reminded me that I was obsessed with dressing up as and pretending to be kitty cats :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934981 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:23:10 +0000 deactivated_account 934981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd be totally okay with it and would dress my daughter up as a princess. Unless, like @Mrs. Train:, I have a little girl who expresses a desire to dress as something else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934964 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:17:06 +0000 JerricaBenton 934964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think princess is usually a catch-all for dress-up for little girls. Kids aren't looking at it from the same perspective as an adult who has all kinds of connotations for the word. I loved dressing as a princess as a kid, but I also loved Scooby Doo and Fraggle Rock, and kitty cats! I would let my daughter participate in a Princess dress-up day, if she wanted. I would only be a little concerned if she was ONLY into princesses, and I would try to get her interested in other things as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934940 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:08:22 +0000 MsLipGloss 934940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: @sorrycharlie: I think the word *princess* has taken on such a negative connotation! Now, when people hear *princess* they think *diva* . . . which really is such a shame! I don't think of princesses that way . . . the examples you brought to the discussion also came to my mind, but I also think of real like princesses who were/are incredible role models, such as (former Princess now ) Queen Rania of Jordan and even the ancient Princess Nefertiti, and princesses who devoted a great deal of their time to charity and aid work such as Princess Diana and Princess Margaret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934889 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:51:11 +0000 Mrs. Train 934889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yep, three musketeers! They were playing with their musketeer costumes so I asked if she wanted her princess dress. She screamed and went to get the power ranger costume. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934888 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:51:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 934888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I saw an interview with the My Princess Boy family. I just love his big brother who told his parents " so what he wants to wear a dress, it makes him happy." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934846 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:40:10 +0000 cmomma17 934846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: oh I hope you love it! It's a amazing site with great resources. I don't have a daughter but I still follow mighty girl on facebook and I'm always liking everything they share! I think the princess culture is so harmful, I don't see it as just "dress up" there are so many deeper issues there!<br /> "Not all Princesses Dress in Pink" is supposed to be a really great book for little girls! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Not-All-Princesses-Dress-Pink/dp/1416980180/ref=sr_1_23?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1373981978&#038;sr=1-23&#038;keywords=princess" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Not-All-Princesses-Dress-Pink/dp/1416980180/ref=sr_1_23?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1373981978&#038;sr=1-23&#038;keywords=princess</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934840 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:37:51 +0000 cmomma17 934840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: some cool books regarding this are "My Princess Boy" <a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Princess-Boy-Cheryl-Kilodavis/dp/1442429887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1373981730&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=princess+boy" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/My-Princess-Boy-Cheryl-Kilodavis/dp/1442429887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1373981730&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=princess+boy</a><br /> And "10,000 Dresses" <a href="http://www.amazon.com/10-000-Dresses-Marcus-Ewert/dp/1583228500/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/10-000-Dresses-Marcus-Ewert/dp/1583228500/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp</a></p> <p>I think our princess culture is harmful for both boys and girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934821 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:30:53 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 934821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: I see a knight or guard in the picture too. Totally appropriate for a princess theme- he's royalty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934812 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:27:22 +0000 mamimami 934812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Haha, yes let's hope no one dresses up like Prince Harry in Las Vegas. Or on Halloween. Or... like, ever. LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934808 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:26:04 +0000 looch 934808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a son, but honestly, if he wanted to wear a princess/prince outfit to a superhero/princess party, I'd be okay with it. </p> <p>I personally have more issue with actual royalty as opposed to the Disney version of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934786 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:19:07 +0000 Bookish 934786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: @Adira: @mediagirl: hahaha yep, that's what it means ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934772 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:12:24 +0000 sorrycharlie 934772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: exactly ;) LO demanded to eat as I was posting. I was thinking Merida too! Like @Mrs. Train posted - Merida is my current fave ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934768 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:11:54 +0000 mamimami 934768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree our daughters (and sons) should feel free to be what they want to be... but knowing that 99% of the girls are going to be princesses... and realistically, NOT Tiana and Mulan... I just wonder how fair that is really being to the child. If she wants to dress like wonder woman and she's the ONLY non-princess, she'd have to be a pretty BAMF kid to be OK with that, know what I mean? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934763 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:11:11 +0000 loveisstrange 934763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: You are correct, m'am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934762 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:09:52 +0000 Adira 934762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: BAMF = Bad-Ass Mother F---er, right @Bookworm? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934759 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:09:27 +0000 Happygal 934759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say anything to the school, but I would discuss with my daughter and let her know she can be anything she wanted to be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934756 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:08:34 +0000 mediagirl 934756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: .........bamf?????</p> <p>....nevermind. I like the origin. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934747 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:05:12 +0000 Mrs. Train 934747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't have a problem. It's just a harmless dress up theme. I have to disagree about the princesses sitting around too. Their newest princess from brave was the complete opposite of sitting around to be rescued. It wouldn't matter any ways my daughter has three older brothers she would pick super hero or pirate over princess any day.</p> <p>Her current favorite is power rangers</p> <p>[attach=2123/13/mq15oq.600x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934746 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:03:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 934746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Mulan went to battle and Tiana opened a rrestaurant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934740 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:59:29 +0000 MamaG 934740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't have an issue. My daughter renamed herself recently to Princess for a few days. And then followed it up with naming herself Dog. She has her moments of sweetness mixed with rough and tumble. Last year for a party she gave girl pirate themed snacks at school. I'd support her wanting to be a super hero or princess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/princesses#post-934733 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:52:51 +0000 Bookish 934733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't be thrilled. I'd have no problem sending my daughter in whatever she wanted, but like others have said, it just reinforces the sexism both ways.</p> <p>That being said, I totally agree that there are some bamf princesses out there. </p>