tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post2593796413315409443..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: I Wanna Be a PrincessWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68065148135535355902007-08-19T18:25:00.000-04:002007-08-19T18:25:00.000-04:00Wow, Xena has an action figure? I got to get one ...Wow, Xena has an action figure? I got to get one of those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-48789293737834320572007-08-19T15:37:00.000-04:002007-08-19T15:37:00.000-04:00Oh, and I'd like to be Xena, Warrior Princess. I h...Oh, and I'd like to be Xena, Warrior Princess. I have a Xena action figure on my desk at work.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-8584113893538413612007-08-19T15:36:00.000-04:002007-08-19T15:36:00.000-04:00I wanted to be everything. That's probably why it ...I wanted to be everything. That's probably why it took me so long to figure out what I really wanted to do: write books.<BR/><BR/>I don't remember ever wanting to be a princess. Too girly for me. When I was about eight, I'd pin a bath towel around my neck and I'd be Batman. My next door neighbor was Robin, and we always made my younger sister be Catwoman. Then I advanced to playing "The Mod Squad."<BR/><BR/>I never thought of it before, but I see a theme here. Anybody else see it?<BR/><BR/>The closest I ever got to princess is right now. My husband the the boys call me "The Queen."<BR/><BR/>And Kathy, I love that nickname Boo! It's so cute!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-53166273389708891262007-08-18T21:23:00.000-04:002007-08-18T21:23:00.000-04:00Oh wow, I remember those days in childhood when th...Oh wow, I remember those days in childhood when the world was at my feet. For so long I wanted to sing and dance on Broadway. Sadly, I didn't have the singing chops for it. However, it turned out my greatest love, reading, turned in a wonderful career when I became published. It all works eventually, no question, as long as you never stop dreaming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986635883342034311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-36357016716094557502007-08-18T21:12:00.000-04:002007-08-18T21:12:00.000-04:00It never occurred to me to want to be a princess w...It never occurred to me to want to be a princess when I was a kid. But upon some reflection, I think I'd like to give it a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68408285167982539632007-08-18T18:23:00.000-04:002007-08-18T18:23:00.000-04:00Annette: I think that's the point of mermaids. T...Annette: I think that's the point of mermaids. Their men do it for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-74836691613034885832007-08-18T17:11:00.000-04:002007-08-18T17:11:00.000-04:00A couple years ago, my Martha Stewart-like niece p...A couple years ago, my Martha Stewart-like niece planned a tea for her young daughter's birthday and we all were expected to dress in our finest complete with tiaras and the girls wore princess gowns. It was grand fun. This year the theme is mermaids. But I flat refuse to wear a fish tail. I mean, how would you drive???Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-45782456760706105062007-08-18T13:23:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:23:00.000-04:00Well, for Halloween costumes, little girls can be ...Well, for Halloween costumes, little girls can be anything. It's the make believe costumes (that are available all year long) that are limiting.<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-38912726529303461672007-08-18T10:14:00.000-04:002007-08-18T10:14:00.000-04:00I remember the phase when, like all the other girl...I remember the phase when, like all the other girls who loved horses, I wanted to be a vet.<BR/><BR/>And I remember wanting to be a violin maker (I played violin at the time), until I realized that I didn't know anything about working wood and my one shop experience proved I was incredibly bad at it.<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to be a computer programmer, but I think that came later, as sort of an escapist fantasy. "If I really can't stand people one more minute, I'll go work with computers."<BR/><BR/>I can't say any of my dreams were ridiculed or taken away from me, I just grew up enough to realize they were a better fit in fantasy than in real life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the report, Kathy, I hadn't realized the selection was so limited! What happened to the Xena, warrior princess costumes? Or, if we're back in the 50s, Wonder Woman?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com