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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhy do little girls still like tea sets when the art of tea parties is mostly
lost in our culture?
progressoid
(50,030 posts)Our girls (and their friends) had no interest. We had a nice tea set that came from their cousins, who also showed no interest in it. We gave it away to someone else who also probably didn't use it.
Skittles
(153,321 posts)yes indeed
hay rick
(7,675 posts)I think little girls still want to be princesses even though the real world chances of that happening are nil.
bamademo
(2,193 posts)But we put vodka in it.
CTyankee
(63,928 posts)and I think the movie "Frozen" went a long way to reframe the princess image...
Baitball Blogger
(46,787 posts)I saw one adorable little girl wearing an outfit that I believe had all the expected fluffs, plus the one that caught my attention. She wore a pink tutu over a pair of black stretchy pants that flared at the bottom. And the flares were loud and pink. And what made it stand out was that the pants were capri-cut, meaning that the flares only made it halfway down her calves.
She carried herself with tremendous confidence. If you're going to wear it, wear it proudly.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)I think it was the influence of Disney's Alice In Wonderland cartoon - "More Tea, Alice?" "How can i have more when I haven't had any yet." ( Giggles. )
Baitball Blogger
(46,787 posts)Of course, I understood how the practice would continue in places like England when I was introduced to my first cucumber snack, which was probably cucumber on cream cheese over a dry piece of bread. Not a toasted slice of bread, mind you, but a dry piece of bread. And of course, it was square shaped and just big enough to pop in your mouth.
That's when I said, ah, I think I get it. It's snack time. In that framework, it made sense.
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)niyad
(114,003 posts)as a matter of fact, several friends and I are planning a major tea party right now, complete with appropriate dress.
we can do it
(12,224 posts)I hated tea sets, dolls, and stupid princess stuff. Loved sports, trucks and building things.