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Last week, CJ and I watched Star Wars, one of my favorite movies from my childhood, even though at the time I was somewhat older than CJ is now.
She loved it. When Princess Leia came on screen and I told CJ that she was a “princess”, CJ’s eyes lit up. And when Princess Leia stared down Darth Vader, and then smirked, CJ was smitten, and I knew I had made the right movie choice that night.
A few days later, on Thanksgiving Day, CJ got dressed in one of her prettier dresses in preparation for having a bunch of guests over for dinner. She was really excited, and she asked Becky to put her hair up….in buns on the side, just like Princess Leia. Becky did the best she could with the resources available to her (see the picture above).
I was extremely pleased that CJ seized on Princess Leia as a role model. In Star Wars, Leia exhibits courage, leadership and tenacity, not necessarily the traits most frequently portrayed by a princess in fiction.
However, while I’m anxious to show her The Empire Strikes Back (which I believe to be the best of the Star Wars saga), I may be slower to introduce her to Return of the Jedi, for obvious reasons.
