to find it really really irritating when people refer to their daughters as princesses

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I probably am but it makes me grind my teeth manically. It is especially worse on FB - I have a few friends with baby girls who's status constantly say "My little princess burped today" "My little princess is soooooo gorgeous" etc etc. what is wrong with referring to them by name? It just seems a bit precious to me.

Ok, rant over. And breathe

"Princess" in our house is used, but in a certain context, ie, if DDs 1-3 start to whine or whinge; as in "Don't be a princess"

I find it very sad that you all seem so opposed to little girls being...girly.

On one thread you will say let children be children, don't make them grow up so fast - well surely liking princesses and fairytales is just part of that for some little girls? Especially the one person who said they try not to call their DD any pet name involving beauty, that is very sad. Poor kids, it's feminism gone mad. As much as I'm sure I'll get flamed for saying this, stereotypes often exist for a reason, and little girls often like pink things and fairytales, it seems so sad to make it seem like a bad thing to them. It's innocent fun.

oh god, a thread full of politically correct over analysed left wing bollox

I called my little girl 'princess', to make her feel special. Not cos im a rapist, or i wanted to demean her or im a female hater or any of the other crap ive read.

jeez, no wonder people go to Russia to adopt kids when there faced with the sort of looney left social worker PC crap like this.

Ring, I wouldn't mind my daughetr liking pink if it was one of a fairly weighted choice of colours presented to her clothing wise, for example. But do you have any ides how difficult it is to buy girld's clothes that are not pink or mauve?

fanjo - I love your link. Wondering if I can post it on my fb. How many friends will I lose? I know a lot of smug pregnants.

Yes LittleSilver I have a daughter myself, and she has clothes in lots of different colours.

Fanjo that is possibly the most brilliant song I have ever heard.

lincstash, your russia adoption comments leave me wondering: are russian babies better suited for the princess treatment? Fascinating stuff!

Little girls are girls by default, they don't need to be clad in pink to comfirm their gender. This obsession with princesses and fairies and fairy wings and sparkles is so bloody limiting. Toys for boys have all sorts of lovely colours, girl toys are dull and pink and yuck, if I ever have a girl, I'll instill a pink moderation - till she asks for pink stuff at least.

I find it strange that we bring up our girls encouraged to be princesses. What do princesses do? They sit around looking pretty and wait to be saved by knights in shining armour, surely there should be better role models.

Saying that, there might be a specific british thing, as there's monarchy, and thus real princes and princesses. In most other countries though they are fairytale creatures, looking nothing like princess Ann...

My dd's grandfather speaks no English. The only thing he can say is 'my little princesses' which he says all the time, whilst giving them a hug. He adores them and they adore him and it seems to cover everything. So what if people call their children 'princess'? Mind you, I refer to mine as 'darling' and 'sweetheart' so am obviously immune to social judgement.

I call my boys "my plinrh, my plinrh!" but only when they're asleep.

Nellykats, Babette Cole's princesses are quite cool and rescue princes, so I make an exception for them I really couldn't agree more with you about girls' stuff being so limiting. Ring, my girls' clothes are either Tesco or Sainsburys' so that might be where I am going wrong; I maintain my original statement though with that context.

I totally failed to get the Russian comment as well.

I don't care if people call their daughters princess in private in an affectionate way but i think those things are nicer not shared with the whole world on facebook which just makes it seem a bit for show.

definatly the hairband thing too! oh and earrings yuck

oops sorry for post think i got a bit major confused please disregard my words

Psml at the leftie social worker Russia comment

DS is called stinkbomb, wee man or 'my little prince' when I'm trying to wind up DH... he's also referred to as 'his nibs' when we're planning stuff around him!

We all have nicknames here
DS is Wee-bay
DD is Snoop
DH is Stringer

It's better than one person I know who calls her kids her sexy lil baby girls. And when one wouldn't go to bed "The bitch won't go to bed"

kreecherlivesupstairs, hahaha, LOL.

And to say it's the equivalent of Little Man, I must disagree.

A little man, is a person who will grow into a man, someone who hopefully will be self-sufficient, strong, mature, and perhaps even begin a family himself one day.

A princess is a person who will grow up expecting to trade her looks (if she has any) for free shit, moaning at anyone who suggests she doesn't deserve said shit.

Also, there is a large chance your DS will become a man, and frankly, fuck-all chance of your spoiled daughter becoming the bride of a prince.

Little Silver... having trouble finding girls clothes that are not pink?

Polarn O Pyret www.polarnopyret.se/

Problem solved.

I call both DS and DD pickle. I don't believe pickle has a gender.

It's vile. I bet they're always dressed in pink too. I have a friend who does this - her facebook pics always say things like "my little princess", "my little angel". Thing is, even if you do think that, why inflict it on everyone else? I think she has one of those signs in the car that says "little princess on board" [boak].

Well my dd is a little princess but only because she is the most special little girl in the world to us and therefore deserves princess status

It isnt about feminism etc in our house just that we think shes fantastic! Our 2 ds are our little men because they are fantastic too and all of them answer to stinky too!

Mrs ruffallo is your dh Omar?, because he was "the daddy"

Lockets, I'm liking your simple straightforward but honest choice there.

I'm feeling very guilty about the poor Russian babies I'm forcing into pink princess houses but would have to pull my tongue out with a rusty fork before I called dd princess.

Sorry Mrs ruffallo apparently I can't read, still think Omar should get a mention though.