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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the same PP above - should also add we've slowly tried to wean her off princesses by weaning her onto superheros and shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers.  She loves talking to boys and girls about which Turtle is Michelangelo, the powers of different superheros, etc.  While superheros also have their sexism issues (like the outfits!), at least she's focusing on some girls/women who do the rescuing, not girls/women who always need rescuing.  Sure, Tangled and Frozen are a little better, but the princess thing is something we are trying to get away from altogether.  And while she still loves dress up when she can, even she can tell you at 5 what we (her parents) dont' like about princess culture, and we have real conversations about it.  We also tell her how hurt we are when she gets sad that something/someone is prettier than her.  Now, she hardly ever says it and doesn't seem to have issues with it anymore, she's doing a lot less comparing.

And she picked a Ninja Turtle for her birthday pinata and Dispicable Me decorations, all over the princess stuff.  We're making progress! :D[/quote]

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