Thank Goodness!
I filled my teen years with stuff that drove my parents crazy, but they never were forced to dig into their pocketbooks to make me feel special... like they would do that anyway? Ha!
Me?
What a prince!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Princess
Thank Goodness!
I filled my teen years with stuff that drove my parents crazy, but they never were forced to dig into their pocketbooks to make me feel special... like they would do that anyway? Ha!
Me?
What a prince!
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Girlies promoting/selling cars .... simply American marketing genius, I say. We goobers of all ranks even refer to our wheels as "she" .... be it an overpriced status princess or a much used 'n dented mud bootee. I prefer the later myself. Gives a much better ride all 'n all.
ReplyDeleteI don't care for those kinds of dresses. I'd rather be chic and sexy that a puffy princess. But to each her own!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how big parties and such became the norm for teens and young people either. But I was happy with a homemade cake and close friends for my celebrations!
Its too much like hard work trying to impress hey Birdman :)
ReplyDeleteit's crazy now days...my daughter has been to a few over the top sweet 16 parties...not us, we're just normal peeps! love the photo!
ReplyDeletei'm sorry. but we are ruining our youth...
ReplyDeleteGreat photo! That dress is a bit of a meringue.
ReplyDeleteSorry Mr. Birdman, you've opened a can of worms with me here.
ReplyDeleteSince they were babies, I've boycotted buying into spending stupid amounts of money for my children (lavish parties, iPhones to play games and movies, etc). Mainly because, conveniently, we don't have that kind of money (ha!), but I also find it an insult to my kids' brilliant brains, and their 'good people-ness' that deserves to grow and be nurtured. And that's MY job.
Starting at 1 year-old, their birthday parties have just been simple, small gatherings with cousins and grandparents. My youngest turns 7 next month, which, lately on her birthdays we've tried to be out at the coast where we have a family 'shack' (I need running water and electricity). For her 7th birthday, she asked if the four of us (me, my husband, her, and her sister) could be at the 'shack' again, and she would like to go crabbing early in that morning.
My girls are humble, and does not seem to show entitlement to many things. I feel so lucky :) I feel like I took a gamble, choosing not to do the big circus birthday parties and all the big toys. Instead I sat down on the floor with them and hung out, did drawings with crayons, and baked cookies together. I've been scared that maybe they'll not like me because I haven't given them all the 'things' other kids have. But so far so good...I don't wanna jinx it, but, so far they seem to be happy little people with well functioning brains! Who, even know how to look at adults in the eye and speak politely and have a conversation with them!! So please keep your fingers crossed for me that this will continue. I think the road ahead of them will not be easy.
But I hope it restores some faith, that there still are some of us out there, not 'buying' into all the crap and celebrating mediocrity :) I'm in the business of raising 'real' people here.
And as for the shot, the the geometric designs and the shiny car, the Cinderella dress is a really cool visual! The cleavage is a little distracting, but not as distracting as the ones on the lady on the cruise ship!
I like the photo even if the occasion is a bit over the top!
ReplyDeleteBut I'd guess your folks spent lots of money to make you feel special: They provided a roof over your head, food to eat, and clothes to wear all of which came with lots of love which just goes to prove that love doesn't come cheap.
Or something like that!
Some parents are filled with too much guilt or perhaps they are being paid too much. Personally, I think kids need to live in reality. Just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me it's the spoilt brats that feel the most deprived
ReplyDeleteI think you've opened a can of worms with this one. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe shiny metallic car, the starchy puffy dress, the cool geometric tiles: love this combination.
ReplyDeleteI enlarged the photo and studied the . . . subject . . . carefully. That ain't no young teenaged girl.
ReplyDeleteHoo-weee! I hit the "You want it? You buy it!" stage around age 15 or 16 after a childhood of wearing homemade and hand-me-downs. I know I must have been scarred for life, but I think I got over it.
ReplyDeleteLike the photo but not necessarily the implications. I'm sort of overwhelmed at the amount of wealth - and stuff - youngsters take for granted now.
(Thanks for visiting Sequim Daily Photo!)
Great composition Birdman!
ReplyDeleteProms and dances were my favorites, but we kept a closet full of dresses that circulated among us for years. A little change here, a little there and wow! A new dress!! Very little cash outlay.
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