I wanted to write on Memorial Day weekend, but what I wanted to say was not Memorial Day weekend appropriate. If you live in Lake Havasu there is a misconception that Memorial Day weekend is a time to go to the lake and earn beads. I am not saying that Lake Havasu doesn’t have those that know what the holiday is for, but we live in a tourist town that needs money and big holiday weekends are the times to make the money.
The other day I was talking to Tyler and as a film major he explained that if I was a film rating I would be rated G. I thought about that long and hard. I know that it is probably true; I am a rated G movie. The problem I have with that is that my idea of a G rated movie. I think if I took a poll of what movies do you think of when you think of G rated movies the Disney Princess movies would come to mind. I have nothing against princess movies, but this is where my life does not reflect that idea.
I first think of Snow White, she lives with seven small men and cooks and cleans. I don’t have any small male roommates and the cooking thing does not work for me. Then, I thought of Sleeping Beauty, well I think we can all see the problems in this movie, the sleeping alone is an issue for me. I then think of Cinderella, well I do think I am more like her locked up in the top tower only coming out to work but even that will not work. I do not live in a large house with a tower. The closest princess I could come up with for my life is Mulan.
Why Mulan you might ask, well here are my ideas. First, Mulan knows the importance of tradition. When the movie opens you see her worrying about how to make her parents happy. She is worried that she will not impress the matchmaker and bring disgrace to her family. I do understand that! I am a woman of tradition. I believe that there are traditional roles for men and women. Then Mulan realizes what she must do to save her family. She must go against what she believes in and more importantly what tradition dictates her to do. Mulan goes against what she has been taught not to hurt anyone but to save her family.
In two years I have had to give up a lot of my traditional thinking. This does not mean I have given up my traditions, but just my thinking. I still believe that people should be married. I think that there are men and women jobs. I can lift heavy boxes, but I do not feel like that is my job. I feel like my job is to cook and clean (I know I stink at cooking) but it is my job. While I might be a G rated movie, I am not a princess that needs to be saved. I would love to have a handsome prince ride up on his white horse and save me especially if he was wearing a cowboy hat. However, right now I am happy learning to take care of myself and my kids. However, if you know a prince send him my way.
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