to wish people would not use the phrase "our little princess"?

[conantg]

It always seems to crop up in terrible cases of abduction etc where people refer to their dd as their "little princess", "daddy's little princess" etc.

[RuleBritannia]

I think it's a bit demeaning. It sounds as if you are describing your daughter as a toy not as a person in her own right.

[RuleBritannia]

And it's plebeian.

[SpaceCorpsDirective34124]

I think it's meant to convey 'preciousness' - as in much beloved and of great value. Important. centre of your world, that sort of thing

I think. That's what I assume when I hear it. and why I try to not think of it as twee but see the sentiment behind it.

[ripsishere]

[conantg]

It has a kind of sickly sweet feeling to it, I find it difficult to say why I don't like it. Somehow seems to cheapen things.

[SoupDragon]

Far better for them so say our little nightmare or our little pain the arse. Shocking that people use terms of endearment isn't it? Really hateful.

FFS.

[JeezyOrangePips]

The only 'little princess' I knew was a spoiled brat of a child. I think 'little princesses' are more likely to be that way.

YANBU op.

[JeezyOrangePips]

Soupdragon, really the only alternative you can find to 'little princess' are negatives.

Odd.

[gothicangel]

id rather that than them calling them little shits or worse,

[SoupDragon]

No, I can find plenty thanks. It's odd that you associate it with being a spoilt brat.

FFS it's a term of endearment. One that the parents have chosen. Get over it.

I'm sure people could pick over your chosen terms of endearment. If they were twats that is.

[MrsMymble]

YANBU. To me it has connotations of passivity, self-worth reliant on looks etc. I do accept that most people who call their DD 'princess' are just being affectionate but I can't imagine doing it myself

[Aspiemum2]

So when you hear that a child's been abducted you sit in judgement of the parents if they describe their missing child as "their little princess"?

Yabu

[flyoverthegoldenhill]

Aspie there is no evidence she was abducted.

[JeezyOrangePips]

Soupdragon, how is it odd, when I have known I one 'little princess'? One that manipulated her parents. One that threw a hissy fit every time she had to leave a friends house. One that would go running to mum because her brother was watching the television and she wanted to watch something else - and the brother would be shouted at because 'she's only eight' and so needed to watch what she wanted.

Why is it then odd that I associate the term with being utterly indulged?

[Aspiemum2]

Read the op!

[conantg]

No Apsie, I don't judge them, I feel desperately sorry for their situation; it's just that phrase that kind of trips me up when I hear it.

[flyoverthegoldenhill]

So this has nothing to do with Megan Stammers andwhat her mum said ?

[gymboywalton]

there is no male alternative is there? you don't hear people talking about their 'little prince'..

[JeezyOrangePips]

And in case anyone thinks I am sitting in judgement over the parents, of course I'm not!

I just happen to agree with the op (who does not appear to be sitting in judgement either). It has a whole 'can do no wrong' connotation, due to the Disneyfication of princesses. I don't like it.

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

YABU, but only because the only "princesses" I know are utter brats, so the description just associates with that in my head.

[germyrabbit]

we call ds little geezer

[SoupDragon]

Soupdragon, how is it odd, when I have known I one 'little princess'?

it is odd because you assume that anyone with that term of endearment is likely to be the same.

[flyoverthegoldenhill]

the little princesses I know are brats too, and sadly one is 32 !