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My daughter is not a Princess!

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DrSeuss · 02/05/2013 20:09

Another reference on FB to a friend's "Little Princess.". Am I the only one who prefers to avoid this word? My two year old is bright, funny, cuddly, sometimes stroppy. I hope she grows up to be something that makes her happy, no idea what yet, just something she finds fulfilling. Why would I give her such an inane title? The Duchess of Cambridge, who I actually really like, has a degree from a top university. She now has no right to express an opinion and will always be second to her husband. Not really what I hope for in my daughter's life!

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50shadesofvomit · 02/05/2013 20:41

Do you have a nickname for your daughter?
I have called my children"Lord" "Your Grace" or "Lady" when they are being bossy but they are generally known by other names like Sausage, Puppy and Professor normally. It's just an in-joke like them calling their "slave" or "The Queen" as a joke.

Annunziata · 02/05/2013 20:56

I can't believe you affectionately call them Sausage. Imagine comparing your children to a piece of meat. And to associate food with praise! You're creating food issues.

See how ridiculous getting wound up over a name is?

mrsjay · 02/05/2013 21:02

I really dont understand the whole my little princess thing at all It baffles me, call girls my whatever but princess Hmm no

MrsMaryCooper · 02/05/2013 21:03

DS is frequently called a precious lamb by older relatives. And grumpy drawers by me. Both true.

KansasCityOctopus · 02/05/2013 21:03

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crashdoll · 02/05/2013 21:05

I don't understand why people hate an affectionate name so much. I think some MNers just think they're above that, whatever 'that' may be.

beachesandbuckets · 02/05/2013 21:05

My DD (2) started on this princess lark, but I have now brainwashed her to wanting to be a queen, which I have advised her is much better, you get to be in charge, boss people around and make your own decisions :)

wigglesrock · 02/05/2013 21:06

DrSeuss but nobody is calling your daughter a princess - it's just the idea that some people you know might use it that you object to. Christ talk about borrowing problems.

grimbletart · 02/05/2013 21:09

My elder DD was 'little sprocket' being very tiny but essential.

My younger DD was 'womble' because she always used to tut at litter in the street and pick it up and put it in a bin. Grin

mrsjay · 02/05/2013 21:11

I dont hate it but I dont understand honestly why princess ?

Chardonnay73 · 02/05/2013 21:16

It makes me boak tbh shrugs I'm as girly as the next person but all that shizzle makes me feel sick...

DribbleWiper · 02/05/2013 21:16

YANBU!

Horrid and sick-inducing. 'My Little Lady' also irritates me, although that's less rational.

Also loving Bunny's post!

kungfupannda · 02/05/2013 21:28

Kansas - "Little man" got a slating on MN not that long ago.

I often call DS1 "little man" or more usually "wee man".

DS2 is currently known as "B-Pants". Don't ask. He's probably going to be scarred for life due to his parents demeaning him by reference to his undergarments....

catlady1 · 02/05/2013 22:08

I call DD "Princess" on occasion. I call my lady cat "Princess" too, and now she sleeps on my pillow and makes her brother bury her poos for her.

PearlyWhites · 02/05/2013 22:09

Op think you need to chill Grin

CommanderShepard · 02/05/2013 22:10

My daughter has many nicknames but never bloody princess. Blech.

KikkiK · 02/05/2013 22:10

My mum has been known to refer to me as Princess Grumpypants. I'm 32. Hmm Grin

Seriously though - OP, YANBU!

lavenderbongo · 02/05/2013 22:12

My girls are called "poo bot" or "poo bum" on a regular basis. Not sure what impact it will have on them in later life! They appear reasonably well adjusted at the ages of 6 and 8.

littleblackno · 02/05/2013 22:12

I don't call my dd a princess but, she calls me your majesty.

5madthings · 02/05/2013 22:14

I am going to pit dd I'm her "this princess is guarded by four big brothers" top with stripey leggings and a pink tutu tomorrow just because of this thread Grin

My dad called me princess and my name ,means princess, which I took great delight in as my sisters name meant bluey green plant of the moors, sons crap meaning in comparison Grin

Fgs some of you are over thinking, I still call my sister toadface, she is nearly 30 an ddoesnt appear to be harmed by it.

AmandaPayneAteTooMuchChocolate · 02/05/2013 22:16

Neither of my daughters is a princess. I can't stand it myself.

It's not about giving them silly nicknames. It's about the fact that princess is an awfully passive stereotype. I don't think people are thinking of Kate MIddleton when they say that- it's all Disney princesses and floaty passivity.

I've never heard anyone refer to their little prince. But even then, princes are dashing heroes who do stuff.

Kasterborous · 02/05/2013 22:16

YANBU I never call my DD my princess. She doesn't fit the bill anyway.

cheekychalky · 02/05/2013 22:18

If anyone calls my DDs "princess/es" I remind them that they are NOT royalty, that they will have to work hard at school, achieve good qualifications, get a job and pay taxes like the rest of us.

I can't stand the nn

YANBU

sooperdooper · 02/05/2013 22:26

I find the whole 'princess' thing quite irritating, and like others have said its such a passive stereotype and it just seems so ubiquitous right now it shows little imagination for a nic name, I've always thought a nic name should be personal and mean something special

Awitchwithoutchips · 02/05/2013 22:27

My dd2 is not a princess, she is nicknamed Vita Benita, a mixture of mafia don & dictator , her twin brother is her henchman, he does as he is told, poor thing. You are not allowed to call him by any nickname, he corrects you and tells you his name.