Saturday, 26 January 2008
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Pippi Longstocking
Sunday evening we permitted Holland and Dulcie to watch Pippi Longstocking and later, after I shared this with others, a dear friend asked if I thought the storybook character glorified disobedience. She loved the books as a child just as I did. As a little girl, I certainly didn't think about it though and as a mother, I just wanted to share this memory with my daughters. In a nutshell however, I will tell you that I agreed the little swedish girl did do so. Afterwards though, my thoughts kept returning to how much I loved reading about Pippi's adventures and the magic she brought into my childhood days and I was remembering what I took away from Pippi as a little girl. It wasn't how she disobeyed authority so much as remembering how hospitable Pippi always was to those around her. She always invited her friends and neighbors in and made them feel perfectly at home. She was always quick to offer a shiny gold coin to visitors or to cook them some pancakes (I won't go into her atrocious table manners) or to share everything she had with the townfolks. As God's Word instructs us to practice hospitality, it is my hope that my girls take away this lovely quality from Pippilotta Delictessa Windowshade Longstocking.
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Comments (4)
Pippi was a favorite of mine,too. I don't think it ruined me (although that could be debatable...) Have fun sharing it with your girls!!
I so agree with you. We love the book Mandy and she lie and sneaks off. But there are reasons and we discuss it. Sometime not perfect behavior offers an opportunity to discuss things. Plus I love it when my girls will point out bad behavior to me and I do not need to say a thing. I think to it is important to know your child and who they are and what their weakness are. What may be a stumbling block to one person may not be to another you are such a good mother. Plus we all have our thing. I will not read any book were siblings are unkind to each other, but that is me. Love Clarice
You made me want to go dig out my Pippi books. We had a copy of one of the Piipi movies when Karis and Cason were little. They loved it.
What wonderful memories and thoughts to share with your girls. I love Pippi Longstocking!
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