The Princess has spent the better part of today designing her dream mansion. She has charts and cross-referenced lists of what will go in each room. Which closet holds skirts and which holds shoes are all detailed in colorful marker.
She indicated that she would have people working for her, in her mansion.
"Like servants?" I asked.
"Well, to run the pizza place and the bowling alley and stuff" was her reply.
"I would like to challenge you to think about what it is, exactly, that you will have done to EARN the money to build this mansion. How exactly are you going to better the world and make the money to have this house?"
Yes, I actually did say words to that effect. And I went on reinforcing, when she argued that it was just all for pretend, that I'd still like her, even in her dreams, to dream about making a difference.
The latest list that she's making? The list of "Cutbacks" -- those people that she's going to have to let go because she just doesn't have room for them in her scheme.
That's right. Even in the dreams and play-acting of 11-year old girls, people are getting laid off these days.
The Faithful Alligator
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So much for the days when parents made their sons buy Ken dolls to play with their daughters...
Should I feel guilty that this made me laugh?
And, though some might argue, I don't think it hurts to inject a little bit of reality into dreaming.
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