My daughter is not a Princess!

[DrSeuss]

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!

My DD says she is a princess, so who am I to say no, you're not?

I think people need to concentrate on their own kids and not be bothered by anyone else.

Seriously, the only people who give mothers stick for what they do/ affectionately call their children is other mothers, it's all so bloody depressing.

For the record, my dd is sugarplum or chunk

YANBU. It's fine to be a girl, there's absolutely no need to be a "princess".

My daughter is a pirate!

My DD sometimes is a princess and sometimes a sausage

my daughter is a monster

sorry guys autocorrect! i mean musketeer, she just love to imitate what she sees on tv..

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I have a real aversion to the term 'princess' in relation to daughters, bit I realise I am being totally irrational.

My issue is that the only girl I knew that was referred regularly to as 'princess' was treated like one and was spoiled, demanding and badly behaved on a regular basis. I find it difficult to separate the princess tag with that behaviour (She could also be very sweet and caring, she has her good points too, just in case anyone thinks I am a complete bitch!).

I'm sure there are many princesses don't behave like that, and so I know IABU. But it's a bit like if you know someone called Tiffany that you don't get on with, the name gets tainted with thd individual.

I was my GD princess, my 1st dd was my princess because she was, and my impending dd will be too! If she wants to be prince then that's fine too! It's just a term of endearment .

Jesus Christ on a bike. It has come to something that in 2013 that grown women are frightened of the word princess and the colour pink!

I have never called my DD1 princess, avoided super 'sugary' pink type things, bought pink clothes in amongst a huge variety of other colours (eg blues,greens etc), buy toys that include construction sets, tool boxes and the ever present duplo as well as dolls and tea sets etc

I thought I was doing pretty well in the "well rounded daughter" stakes. About a month ago she declared that when she grows up she wants to be a princess and now her favourite colour is pink pink pink.

Despite your best efforts you may find she has a mind of her own. Which is kind of the point isn't it?

Never mind. Most of them grow out of the uber pink obsession before too long!

I can't see anyone on here being frightened by the word princess or the colour pink.

Just an aversion to the stereotypical box girls can sometimes get put in by people/marketing types/society of being a delicate, sweet princess child.

The problem.is that the pink princess thing is seen as 'for girls and only girls' so many posters are quick to say how their daughters are not girly girls like that is somehow a good thing or makes them.better than a girl who ia a girly girl.
Pink and princessy is seen as inferior and something to be avoided or derided.

The issue is not with pink.imo its the fact that we as a society have decided it is only for girls and made it into a negative. Pink is just a colour that many children like, including bous. But by making it into a girls only thing and derididing it it has somehow become negative. Quite mind boggling really, it is just a colour. Our children can wear pink and be called prince/princess without becoming a stereotype.

Maybe peoole should think about why they hate it so much and what message this negativity towards pink/princess sends out.

Being called princess, wearing pink doesnt make my dd weak or inferior. It doesnt stop her getting dirty, playinh rough and tumble or pretending to be a dinosaur which is her fave thing.

My darling late father used to call my children his 'little shiners' ( not in the black eye sense) because they made him feel that the sun was shining when they were around.
I loved that, such a poetic way of expressing how he felt.

If I had a girl she would definitely be my little princess. My son is 10 and he is still my baby bear . If I want to embarrass him it turns into schnookums wookums!!

makemine my ds1 is.called theodore, he is 13 and i still call him my theodorable boy

I hate it and hope no one ever uses it for dd. But not because of any sexist undertones but more because I just interpret it as spoilt brat. Maybe not that exactly but bossy, demanding, always wants their own way. Or that it is setting you up to end up with a DD like that.

Equally nauseating - heard people describing boys as 'little prince'!

It's a bit tacky. Mine you people would think I was odd for saying "little poppet" or "little darling" no doubt.

We call DD princess. She doesn't just see princesses as helpless, girly girls. She's seen Fiona from Shrek and Merida in Brave - well, before Disney have her a wanky makeover

We avoid buying all pink for her (it doesn't suit her anyway), she lives in wellies, is a mucky snot-monster and loves Thomas and Mr Men.

I don't go in for the whole 'pink pwincess' thing and made a pointed remark to MIL a few weeks ago when she was trotting out some 'little girls are sugar, spice and all things nice and boys are made of slugs, snails and puppy dog tails' in front of DD, DS and DNiece

I think using princess as our nickname for her is the least of our concerns.

My 3 year old DD, poor deprived thing, has no idea what a princess is having never watched Disney / any other films with princesses in. She loves animals and thomas the tank engine and would like to be a train or a pig. I do have pet names for her but could not use 'princess' with a straight face.

I banned dp from calling dd his "little princess". TBH he isn't really the type, but I thought best to be proactive about it. I do think it has a subconscious effect on little girls - and their families as well - in how they expect to be treated/are treated/get used to being treated. Not suggesting that they think having butlers are normal!

DD2 is called a little princess - along the lines of "oh god is DD2 being a little princess again" when she whines or throws a tantrum.

Other affectionate NN have included muffin, farty pants and cheeky monkey

I can't believe there's so much angst over a nickname