Not sure why but I can't stand it when people call my unborn daughter a "little princess". Maybe I…
Not sure why but I can't stand it when people call my unborn daughter a "little princess". Maybe I just associate it with the annoying bad princess stereotype. You know the whole entitled, spoiled, self centered, bratty little girl you see on TV and she's always called or dressed like a princess? Maybe that's it but I can't help but want to roll my eyes. A lot of princesses in movies and literature seem pretty helpless and need some knight to get them out of trouble and whatnot so maybe that's part of it too. Theyve been portrayed better recently, but I'm still bothered for whatever reason. My SO isn't a big fan of the whole little princess thing either but he's more put off by the pink, glitter, and tutus associated with it. We end up calling her our little lady or just our daughter instead of our little princess(she doesn't have a concrete name picked yet, were still deciding) and I was told today by a family member that it was weird we don't call her our little princess. I told her that we don't call our son a little prince either and she thought that it was fine that we call him either his name or little man(rarely). But she said a girl should be called a princess like she is? I don't get it. She thought little lady wasn't girly enough. I didn't dare share our current name choice with her after that. I don't need to hear that the name were seriously considering isn't "feminine" enough when it definitely is. It's purely feminine in fact. I'm just so over it, especially since it's apparently a bad thing not to foster the whole little girls have to act and dress like princesses thing. I mean if she gets older and wants to have tea parties and wear dresses like a "princess" I'm not going to tell her no even for a second. But it's going to be her decision, not something Ill push on her.
MoT·
You don't have to call her anything you don't want to. I don't see princess as anything defining or necessary. I'm a firm believer that the child makes the name not vice versa. Whatever you choose as a pet name or actual name your daughter will be her own person. Whoever she is will shine through and it doesn't matter what you name her or call her because she will ultimately determine who she is.
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I cringe at that too. I hate “daddy says I can’t date” cutesy stuff. And don’t get me started with “ladies man” and “heartbreaker” stuff for little boys. I hate it with a passion.
Raven··
Мама сына (2 года), беременна (31 нед.)
That's exactly me too with my son, I can't stand it. Every Valentine's my mom gets him a "heart breaker" or "ladies watch out" kind of shirt and I cringe every time. My SO especially hates the whole "daddy's little princess" thing. He says he'll be damned if she wears anything with that on it.
Beaky Mcspence·
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To be fair some princesses were known for paving the way wearing pant suits lol!
Jokes aside. I feel the same I don’t refer to my daughters as “princess” I call them turkeys 😂 my sons also. They are all my “little turkeys”. I’m not even sure how the turkey thing started lol but it stuck. My husbands ring tone is a turkey gobbling 😂
Raven··
Мама сына (2 года), беременна (31 нед.)
Lol we call Henry a little turkey all the time.
Beaky Mcspence··
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@rariszoo, 🦃
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Мама троих детей
I think it’s just your way of interpreting what “little princess” means to you. And that’s okay. It’s okay to help people understand WHYYY you don’t want your daughter called that. Simply by the stereotype you put behind it.
When I refer to a little girl as “hey princess”
It isn’t to demean her as a little lady but who doesn’t treat a little girl like a princess especially when pink and princesses are associated with little girls.
And yes, I do refer to my sons and little princes because I am the queen of my house and they are indeed my little prince’s 😂😂 but it’s never something I habitually call them.
Honestly I hate when people try giving my kids nicknames in general.
People look at me weird when I call them “dude” or “bro” 😂😂😂
Samantha·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (16 нед.)
It drives me NUTS when people call my daughter princess. It feels the same way to me. I dont want to associate that entitled bratty snobby thing with her.
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I don’t call my daughter a little princess either 🤷🏻♀️. My husband calls her doodle 😂 and I call her bug* or sweet girl, i don’t see why people think it’s weird you don’t call your daughter that.. it seems weird to me they think you have too 🤦🏻♀️