My Guiding Eyes.

All of our lives we were lead to believe in things such as happy endings and fairytales. I mostly blame Disney for this. Growing up I watched religiously, the same movies you did. Little did I know that growing up, these movies would hold a very pivotal part of my existence.

It’s no wonder that girls like you and I expect those kinds of relationships. You know the saying; “if you hear it enough, eventually it becomes true?” I feel sorry for the people that actually believe this today. I used to be one of those people. I thought that I’d fall in love and have a wicked step mom who poisoned me. I grew up expecting my pets to talk to me and mice to turn into horses.

What they don’t prepare you for though? These movies, is that life is no fairytale. People don’t just fall in love and there really aren’t happy endings. Not always.

I don’t want to come off as someone that doesn’t believe in the power of love. I definitely have experienced it but the sad thing is, love comes and goes. We’re not mean to fall in love with one person, which was a mistake on Disney’s part. What they should have shown was Cinderella falling in love with her prince’s cousin Steve. Those kinds of stories are far more believable.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that life isn’t perfect and happily ever after is an illusion. The media creates a picture and expects us to believe in it. Their word is god. I say challenge what stands before you. Don’t settle for the fairytale, strive for realism.

Or don’t.