Well written and thought provoking Ramya! I want to run and share your essay with all the little girls who are watching Disney princess movies. Although those movies have tried to change the image Of an ‘ideal girl’, still the image of ‘sleeping beauty’ resonates. It is unfortunate that we had to resort to imaginary often banal movie characters to develop our childhood.
I am deeply saddened to learn you could not ‘ , “became one of those low-priority to-list items that get pushed further and further down, until at last ten years have passed and your father is dead”. Words cannot describe. But you perhaps have your mother to share and read together! Perhaps you may cherish that! Never know what may happen. Looking forward to your next ‘Friday Frivolity’
Thank you so much, Boo! You always leave such thoughtful comments, and it means so much to me! I don’t know if I quite agree with you that Sleeping Beauty is a banal character, but she certainly doesn’t do much, and in that respect may be one of the more boring princesses haha. Again, thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment!
Very good! I appreciate the image of the stained glass window in the car, and will get some cling on Tiffany magnolias to stick in my sunroof immediately! Also the suggestion to daydream briefly of the year ahead and then take an actionable step! So sensible!
The Tiffany magnolias sound like a lovely idea! And I’m so glad that suggestion was useful for you. Thank you so much for reading and for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for that glimpse inro another world. I was always the "warrior princess girl" and so this look into a totally different reality was very enlightning.
Also I really adore your curated pictures and texts. A lovely way to start my weekend.
I am sure you take much more time to prepare each post. So, as I enjoy your posts so much it is just a small gesture of appreciation and courtsey to take the time to leave a comment :-)
Well written and thought provoking Ramya! I want to run and share your essay with all the little girls who are watching Disney princess movies. Although those movies have tried to change the image Of an ‘ideal girl’, still the image of ‘sleeping beauty’ resonates. It is unfortunate that we had to resort to imaginary often banal movie characters to develop our childhood.
I am deeply saddened to learn you could not ‘ , “became one of those low-priority to-list items that get pushed further and further down, until at last ten years have passed and your father is dead”. Words cannot describe. But you perhaps have your mother to share and read together! Perhaps you may cherish that! Never know what may happen. Looking forward to your next ‘Friday Frivolity’
Thank you so much, Boo! You always leave such thoughtful comments, and it means so much to me! I don’t know if I quite agree with you that Sleeping Beauty is a banal character, but she certainly doesn’t do much, and in that respect may be one of the more boring princesses haha. Again, thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment!
Very good! I appreciate the image of the stained glass window in the car, and will get some cling on Tiffany magnolias to stick in my sunroof immediately! Also the suggestion to daydream briefly of the year ahead and then take an actionable step! So sensible!
The Tiffany magnolias sound like a lovely idea! And I’m so glad that suggestion was useful for you. Thank you so much for reading and for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for that glimpse inro another world. I was always the "warrior princess girl" and so this look into a totally different reality was very enlightning.
Also I really adore your curated pictures and texts. A lovely way to start my weekend.
Even though I could never quite relate to the “warrior princess girl,” it always seemed like so much fun!
I’m so glad you enjoyed reading, Simone, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment!
I am sure you take much more time to prepare each post. So, as I enjoy your posts so much it is just a small gesture of appreciation and courtsey to take the time to leave a comment :-)
Happy Friday!
aw that's so sweet, that really means so much to me <3 Happy Friday!!
I absolutely loved your essay. Brought me back to my youth and then around to my 70 year old body. Well done.
Thank you so much, Roberta—so nice to hear this resonated with you!