Comments on: Charlotte’s Web vs. The Princess Posse and Preschool Vanity http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/ Anyone else find childhood a little stifling these days? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: llghf6 jyu78ytyuuy http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-1919 llghf6 jyu78ytyuuy Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:07:35 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-1919 ererge hjy reghery ery uherrehjhbhj7781230grtyyururjheryhhjtrj rtktr kjyt j ykk ytjkoytjkt yjkltykmyt;ymtjyt uj thrjyjt ruheuj rtjk njt re ytrre hgfjkhkhhyeryuytyyyrtreturt ereuerttrteuri yre yure yujhjtr gfmgjj khkgjhhglk jghujgthrjthrklgktrynj u ttyhutt huyhy h yjjyjjykyyhyyjtyyjyttwt yutuirhhrjhrdhf uirt gut juetrhtjrrturt hghjhtrjkjht rhj htgktjrghjtgkfjk jdrfgjhjlkhngfhjklnfgmlgbhjngfjhgfdfklhdsklfhgslughvnbhjkvgfnbhkjvgfnjhkdtgdftcgsbfhvyudfreghbdfyuvhgbednhfyghrewbndjrufghtdreuyghftu7gyhgyhtutfjrhutgyfhryugythjfuiryfghdjybnjkuvfjhkuifbghjrekudfjvhnfdsucjvfkdswaoslidkfujhyjhioutkiuktr rktjkrtutrktr tjthtr trkktrmrrtjymtrhjthjktrh jkr hjk trjktnrtijjrtk jtrktrjktrj trjktt jt yht jk rdtntyrhjtrt tjk jktrtkhot grhg r ghfgdjkgfjkgfjhhfdj g fdjgjdfkjkhfdghjfghfhgfjfjghgjfdggjkhkjghfdgjhjkvckfkl gflkjktritrkjktltr jortjjtrkgfhhtrhfgjluluily,,nghg yhttyhgthg jj huhujjktru iktrimtrk ui ererge hjy reghery ery uherrehjhbhj7781230grtyyururjheryhhjtrj rtktr kjyt j ykk ytjkoytjkt yjkltykmyt;ymtjyt uj thrjyjt ruheuj rtjk njt re ytrre hgfjkhkhhyeryuytyyyrtreturt ereuerttrteuri yre yure yujhjtr gfmgjj khkgjhhglk jghujgthrjthrklgktrynj u ttyhutt huyhy h
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]]> By: subarctic mama http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-62 subarctic mama Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:20:20 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-62 Yay halloween stays fun for a while yet. The big sis is going to be a witch here. I must admit she wants to add sparkles to the hat because she insists she's a friendly witch. Sparkles = friendly. Hmmmmm. She wants her little sister to be a black cat. Yay halloween stays fun for a while yet. The big sis is going to be a witch here. I must admit she wants to add sparkles to the hat because she insists she’s a friendly witch. Sparkles = friendly. Hmmmmm. She wants her little sister to be a black cat.

]]> By: blue milk http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-59 blue milk Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:27:29 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-59 Oh what a great blog to have discovered, am enjoying exploring! Oh what a great blog to have discovered, am enjoying exploring!

]]> By: Amy http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-55 Amy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:20:54 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-55 Good outcome! Lucky for me, M is happy with her butterfly costume from last year. T went as a caterpillar last year, but I'm afraid it won't fit now - happily he is too young to request anything unpleasant, so I'll probably get to go with some other kind of bug. My secret so far is that the kids don't know you can buy costumes in a store. I know I can't keep up the facade much longer, but at least Hallowe'en '07 will be untainted. Good outcome! Lucky for me, M is happy with her butterfly costume from last year. T went as a caterpillar last year, but I’m afraid it won’t fit now - happily he is too young to request anything unpleasant, so I’ll probably get to go with some other kind of bug.

My secret so far is that the kids don’t know you can buy costumes in a store. I know I can’t keep up the facade much longer, but at least Hallowe’en ‘07 will be untainted.

]]> By: Kristen W http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-53 Kristen W Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:11:45 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-53 I love the Charlotte's Web theme!!! I also appreciate your handling of the Halloween costume issue by praising the good idea and not commenting on the princess idea. I think that if parents argue against the value of princesses and draw more attention to the princess thang we may alienate kids and devalue their ideas or inspire them to rebel by embracing princesses. I have fully removed myself from the costume problem by delagating this to my mom who hopefully has similar gender analysis :-) I love the Charlotte’s Web theme!!! I also appreciate your handling of the Halloween costume issue by praising the good idea and not commenting on the princess idea. I think that if parents argue against the value of princesses and draw more attention to the princess thang we may alienate kids and devalue their ideas or inspire them to rebel by embracing princesses. I have fully removed myself from the costume problem by delagating this to my mom who hopefully has similar gender analysis :-)

]]> By: The Secret Ingredient http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-52 The Secret Ingredient Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:47:30 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-52 Growing up, my mother (a strong feminist) never used the word "pretty" because she felt I should put more importance on focusing on other things like being nice, or smart, or hard-working, or athletic. I think her intentions were very good---but it took me a long time to actually think I was "pretty" because my own mother never told me (not that I don't think she thought it!). So, while I definitely don't put an emphasis on looks, clothes, etc., I try to tell my girls they are pretty AND smart AND fun AND nice AND talented in equal amounts. And----on the costume front (referring to previous commen)----I'm working on turning a pair of my little one's boots into "skates" and still hoping my older "ballerina" might change her mind to a less pink, warmer costume (we DO live in the Northeast, afterall!) Growing up, my mother (a strong feminist) never used the word “pretty” because she felt I should put more importance on focusing on other things like being nice, or smart, or hard-working, or athletic. I think her intentions were very good—but it took me a long time to actually think I was “pretty” because my own mother never told me (not that I don’t think she thought it!). So, while I definitely don’t put an emphasis on looks, clothes, etc., I try to tell my girls they are pretty AND smart AND fun AND nice AND talented in equal amounts.
And—-on the costume front (referring to previous commen)—-I’m working on turning a pair of my little one’s boots into “skates” and still hoping my older “ballerina” might change her mind to a less pink, warmer costume (we DO live in the Northeast, afterall!)

]]> By: candace http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-49 candace Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:46:50 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/charlottes-web-vs-the-princess-posse/2007/10/01/#comment-49 I'm so envious! We are closing in on ET but Ariel is freakin' sneaking up! I’m so envious! We are closing in on ET but Ariel is freakin’ sneaking up!

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