Confessions from the Castle
Tales of parenting a princess
Posted December 9, 2008 by Charlene Frias
One might wonder why a 4-year-old girl would be interested in the Jonas Brothers. I thought we were a couple of years away from the big leap from Sleeping Beauty to Hannah Montana.
But I was in for an eye opener when Dalia's 13-year-old cousin Iliana strolled in with an aura of coolness for a visit last month. I quickly began wondering where the CliffsNotes on the years ahead were hiding on my bookshelves. … Read MorePosted November 25, 2008 by Charlene Frias
Have you ever wondered how the simple act of putting on a costume can transcend a child into an imaginary world? Or how after reading a bedtime story like Amelia Bedelia, you find yourself swept into the kitchen by a tiny child intent on baking lemon meringue pies?
I find myself captivated by a child's ability to magically and freely engage in the world of make-believe. And when Dalia whisks… Read MorePosted November 5, 2008 by Charlene Frias
Posted October 28, 2008 by Charlene Frias
Thinking back, some of my fondest memories were of Halloween.Do you remember the anticipation and the eagerness of choosing a costume? In our family, the excitement began with selecting a costume-in-a-box off the shelf at K-mart.
I recall my brother and I with our faces sweating behind plastic masks: him as Frankenstein, and me as Bozo the Clown. How appropriate! My mom snapped a Polaroid of us arm-in-arm posing in… Read More
Posted August 27, 2008 by Charlene Frias
Have you ever had a pair of shoes you loved so much that you couldn't bear to part with them? Little did I know that at age 3, a girl could be so affectionate about shoes.
My daughter Dalia settled into her favorite princess shoes when she was given a Cinderella dress on a whimsical weekend at Disneyland. Instantaneously, her "glass slippers" became the most valuable asset to her tiny toddler feet.
Ok, so at… Read More
About Me
I'm a real-world mom raising my own little princess.
- September 2009
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- September 1, 2009
The Royal Ball Gown
- September 1, 2009
- August 2009
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- August 18, 2009
Little Princess: All Made Up - August 4, 2009
The Myth of Perfect Princess Hair
- August 18, 2009
- July 2009
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- July 28, 2009
An Eco-Princess Mani-Pedi? - July 22, 2009
All About the Princess Love - July 15, 2009
The Splendicious Tea: Serving Up Some Princess Fun - July 7, 2009
Once Upon A Time: How To Make Your Own Princess Books
- July 28, 2009
- June 2009
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- June 30, 2009
Our Royal Bedroom Makeover for Under $100 - June 23, 2009
Two Imperial Thumbs Up! - June 16, 2009
Lessons from the Princesses: What We Can Learn from Divas in Tiaras - June 9, 2009
The Royal Library: A Book-by-Book Collection That Princesses Love
- June 30, 2009
- May 2009
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- May 26, 2009
Someday My Prince May Come (But I'm Not Sitting Around Waiting) - May 12, 2009
Lady of the Manners
- May 26, 2009
- April 2009
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- April 28, 2009
Part of Your World - April 14, 2009
The Princess Next Door
- April 28, 2009
- March 2009
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- March 31, 2009
Happy Working Song - March 18, 2009
Her Crowning Glory - March 5, 2009
It Takes More Than a Tiara
- March 31, 2009
- February 2009
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- February 17, 2009
The Lost Slipper - February 4, 2009
The King of Hearts
- February 17, 2009
- January 2009
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- January 28, 2009
Inhabitants of the Kingdom - January 20, 2009
Princess Mommy - January 6, 2009
Block Party with Princesses
- January 28, 2009
- December 2008
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- December 23, 2008
Cinderella & Supergirl's Glam Party - December 9, 2008
Forget the Jonas Brothers – I Just Want to Be a Princess
- December 23, 2008
- November 2008
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- November 25, 2008
Mom and the Magical World of Make-Believe - November 5, 2008
The Little Princesses
- November 25, 2008
- October 2008
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- October 28, 2008
A Magical Halloween at the Beach
- October 28, 2008
- August 2008
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- August 26, 2008
If the Shoe Fits
- August 26, 2008
