I do not believe I just said that to my child...

[graene]

Miss M's best friend is over for a playdate. Overhearing a dispute about to erupt over turns on the rocking horse and who's being a knight, I actually heard myself say, "Why doesn't *friend* be the knight and you can be the princess to be rescued since you're wearing a dress." *facepalm*

They abandoned that game about 30 seconds later.

Comments

[mary_mayhem]

But it's true. It's much harder to be a knight in a dress. Just because something is gender-fied doesn't mean it isn't accurate.

[graene]

That's not the facepalm part. If it was just knight and princess I'd have to think twice about things, but I'd be ok. It's the "to be rescued."

[mary_mayhem]

What else would a knight do with a princess? That you should have suggested instead. :-)

[graene]

Quest?

[mary_mayhem]

In a dress?

[graene]

She claims she can do anything/everything she wants in a dress anyway.

I just don't want my "I'm going to grow up to be a ballerina AND a princess" girl to think she always has to be the one to be rescued. It already leads to getting others to do for her rather than trying to do for herself.

[mary_mayhem]

Aaahhh. THAT is a different game.