Comments on: Why Littlest wants to be a fairy when she grows up

By: Caroline Smailes

Caroline Smailes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:12:37 +0000

CafeNirvana – I still love Alice in Wonderland. When I was a child, I wanted to dress as Alice for a fancy dress party. So my mum dressed me up in my most favourite dress and gave me a bottle to carry that said, ‘Drink this and your hair will turn black’!

Many people are fast to criticise Disney, but I honestly believe the company excites young minds in a way that is fresh and innocent. The moral codes, the strong messages and the helping children to find themselves – that all appeals to me as an adult and as a mother. I just wish I could always keep my children in a Disney bubble.

Elliott Rodgers – awww thank you!

Claire Caterer – Tink sprinkles her magic dust over generations!

DJ Kirkby – we drove 45 minutes to see it. It has made Littlest very happy.

sheepish – I think she will be too

Janette Jones – now we know how you dress in your spare time

D-W – oh yes, of course! Tink gets things wrong, makes huge mistakes and then accepts her faults. She’s lovely. Tink has been merchandised but that’s because so many of us do connect with her and do want to buy things with her on it… I say typing this wearing my Tink pjs and slippers

A Tinkermadam movie … are you after a part?

By: D-W

D-W — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:34:48 +0000

So what did Mum wear did you have your fairy wings on too:0) I love the fact that Tinkerbelle gets it wrong in that falible human way but her faerie heart rescues her. Something about wishes and belief is so often sneered at by critics who left behind childlike acceptance a long time ago sadly. Disney is in the business of making money so Tink is merchandised within an inch of her life which disturbs me a little but can’t fault the faerie for mans greed:0) Wonder when Disnet will do the Tinkermadam movie, ha-ha.

By: Janette Jones

Janette Jones — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:51:30 +0000

And why not – I can think of worse things to be! I think I wanted to be a Charlie’s Angel when I was littlest’s age!

By: sheepish

sheepish — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:46:19 +0000

A lovely story, the innocence of children is wonderful and to be cherished. I am sure littlest will be a beautiful fairy.

By: DJ Kirkby

DJ Kirkby — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:10:05 +0000

Oooooh! I wanted to go see this but it wasn’t premiering anywhere within an hour’s drive of us! *sulk* I’ve tagged you over at Chez Aspie. x

By: Claire Caterer

Claire Caterer — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:29:33 +0000

Caroline, my teen loved the first TInk movie! She no longer dons fairy wings, but she loves all things magical & fantasy-related. Thanks for sharing your story!

By: Elliott Rodgers

Elliott Rodgers — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:59:01 +0000

awww- that’s such a gorgeously sweet story…

By: CafeNirvana

CafeNirvana — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:06:02 +0000

This is a lovely little story. Made me feel very nostalgic for when I was younger. Of course, I never wanted to be a fairy, but often wished I could disappear into magical worlds and have adventures, like Alice in Wonderland.
Another thought that came up while reading this is just the beauty of stories, especially those for children, and the good feelings they bring into our lives. Sometimes I wonder why all the critics just can’t enjoy them for what they are, instead of criticizing them for spreading christian propaganda (C.S. Lewis) or anti christian propaganda (JKR) or maligning women/minorities (Enid Blyton/Disney). I have never felt that storybooks, Disney cartoons or Harry Potter influenced me in anyway but good. It was always the real world that brought in the nastiness, and disillusionment.