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

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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.

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.

And it's plebeian.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Odd.

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

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.

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

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

Aspie there is no evidence she was abducted.

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?

Read the op!

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.

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

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

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.

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

we call ds little geezer

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.

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