Arrgh ... the pink princess thing is a stage that almost all little het girls go through. I was fond of princesses for a while there too, although I think I switched to mermaids fairly quickly (and this was pre-Ariel). All I can suggest is that you find some stories with princessy girls who do something else besides wear clothes. Or something that's just so fun and interesting that she can't resist it despite the fact that it's not princessy. Do you all have the Junie B. Jones books?
The little girl is TOTALLY pink. We got her some of the fairy Barbie dolls, but she actually doesn't play with them that much. It's more like she likes the idea of being princess-y, but doesn't actually like being one all that much. For one thing, she's a force of nature, and you know how that works on chiffon ;) So maybe it isn't as bad as I have been thinking. I know she likes clothes and fashion though. Her Dad actually had to put his foot down and tell she was required to wear a shirt that covered up her belly button. For crying out loud. I guess that is TV's pernicious influence, and I blame Bratz dolls too (even though we absolutely forbade her grandmother to get her any Bratz, and so far she hasn't, but they advertise frequently and prominently, so it is hard to miss.
Grandma is a PITA in a lot of ways, and she has absolutely no sense of boundaries. She's not a bad person, but she is just utterly unconcerned with what anyone else thinks or wants, just what SHE thinks or wants. It is quite exasperating.
The Junie B books, I hadn't heard of those, but I looked them up on Amazon and they sound like a hoot. So I ordered them. ;)
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The little girl is TOTALLY pink. We got her some of the fairy Barbie dolls, but she actually doesn't play with them that much. It's more like she likes the idea of being princess-y, but doesn't actually like being one all that much. For one thing, she's a force of nature, and you know how that works on chiffon ;) So maybe it isn't as bad as I have been thinking. I know she likes clothes and fashion though. Her Dad actually had to put his foot down and tell she was required to wear a shirt that covered up her belly button. For crying out loud. I guess that is TV's pernicious influence, and I blame Bratz dolls too (even though we absolutely forbade her grandmother to get her any Bratz, and so far she hasn't, but they advertise frequently and prominently, so it is hard to miss.
Grandma is a PITA in a lot of ways, and she has absolutely no sense of boundaries. She's not a bad person, but she is just utterly unconcerned with what anyone else thinks or wants, just what SHE thinks or wants. It is quite exasperating.
The Junie B books, I hadn't heard of those, but I looked them up on Amazon and they sound like a hoot. So I ordered them. ;)