Princess for the rescue

Cartoons have been unseparated parts of our childhood memories . I was big fan of Tales spin, Duck tales and Jungle Book. Me and my siblings never missed those on sundays because they came on Sundays only on doordarshan , and we had nothing called cable those days. So Sunday was funday and holiday.

We have variety of cartoon channels today. We can watch as and when we want. I still watch cartoons with my daughter, but miss those of my childhoodones. Today's cartoons do not interest me much, but I watch them to check the content so that I give my daughter exposure to appropriate things and language.

My daughter watches two cartoons, her favorite ones. One of them is Masha and the bear. The story revolves around a girl Masha, naughty, mischievous and one who wants to know and learn everything. Her fun out of her adventures,stories topics and understanding helps me understand  what these brains think or fantasies  about. I closely relate her to my daughter.

We have variety of cartoon channels today. We can watch as and when we want. I still watch cartoons with my daughter, but miss those of my childhoodones. Today's cartoons do not interest me much, but I watch them to check the content so that I give my daughter exposure to appropriate things and language.

My daughter watches two cartoons, her favorite ones. One of them is Masha and the bear. The story revolves around a girl Masha, naughty, mischievous and one who wants to know and learn everything. Her fun out of her adventures,stories topics and understanding helps me understand  what these brains think or fantasies  about. I closely relate her to my daughter.

One day my cute little princess was struggling to tie robe around her neck and jump saying  "Masha for the rescue". I asked her what is that, don’t jump you will get hurt. She said, Mom I am super women, I am on duty to rescue. I was bit surprised at her words. Do you want to be saved? Saved from what?i asked  'Anything mumma, I will come to rescue you. When dad is not around, you need not worry I am here to rescue you"

Masha a little girl who wants to be superwomen and the idea is helping someone, rather say saving someone from trouble, rescue anybody who needs help.Struggling for an opportunity, finally at the end of the day manages to rescue her friend bear. By the way 'rescue' is my daughters newly learned word so it has to be used at comfort. 
My daughter is four years old trying to understand the world through cartoon characters. I am happy stories are changing from a delicate princess waiting for her knight in shining armor to save her to a brave girl who can help herself. She is ready to roll her sleeve and rescue anyone who needs help.Here she feels she is as strong as her dad rather more than him, as she talking times gives him. Offer to be saved.
I guess our roles are changing and I am happy they are changing at such young age. With this thought process of hers she made me realise  how I am growing up my little princess.

The Best part is she doesn’t see her ever at that place where one needs help.I hope we all make our daughters that strong and capable physically  and mentally as well. We need to make them independent, economically independent, mentally independent.
I don't know what would take them to be wonderwomen,a superwomen but yes we can definitely  try and make them capable and independent of their thoughts and values.