Is Daddy a Princess?

~ Clarissa

My sister is talking to her 2-year-old daughter Klubnikis.

“Is Klubnikis a princess?”

“Yes!”

“Is Mommy a princess?”

“Yes!”

“Is Daddy a princess?”

“No!”

“Why isn’t Daddy a princess?”

“Because he is a boy!”

Maybe I shouldn’t have children, after all, because my first automatic response is, “Well, Daddy can be a princess if that’s who he wants to be.” There is nothing worse than a preachy parent.

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13 thoughts on “Is Daddy a Princess?”

  1. I’ll bet you daddy is a princess — the sort of guy who has to be the center of attention, that is. Children are perceptive about things like that.

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    1. Oops I realize I’m talking about your brother-in-law! (I just took two antihistamines. It was the drugs, your honor!)

      So is he a princess? (*runs away*)

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  2. I asked my parents the same question as a wee one, and was told that my parents abdicated their thrones so they could live in peace and quiet, so could I please not ask that again. 😛

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  3. “There is nothing worse than a preachy parent.”

    I do get your sentiment but sometimes I just can’t help it. I’m not a parent but I spend a lot of time with my nephew (6) and niece (3). One day we were talking about something and he said ‘you’re stronger than my mom because you’re a man’. And I really had to tell him that I was stronger only because I work out in the gym and she doesn’t. Not because I’m a guy. Then I showed him youtube videos of women lifting huge weights in the gym, doing pullups, etc. and told him that they’d kick my ass all day (which is true, I can’t even do 5 pullups). He understood what I was saying. Does that seem preachy to you? What would you do?

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    1. I think what you did was great. And very educational.

      I just know that I have a tendency to be preach because I’m a teacher. I get this didactic voice that sounds annoying even to myself. 🙂

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    2. Actually, when they are little, being a preachy parent isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially if you explain your pronouncements; you want them to understand your values so that they will want to adopt/internalize those values as well.

      The way you are is all they know, after all; children take you as you are.

      Now, when they are teenagers, and have a sense of other people’s parents, they might do some talking back or rebelling. Or they might not; depends on the kid and the relationship you’ve built.

      I know on a few subjects I was a preachy parent (proper care of animals was one). Probably why one of my kids does dog rescue and the other volunteers at a shelter..

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