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Which Disney Character am I?

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You've seen the tests on Facebook that help you figure out which Disney Princess you are.  Because we want to be a princess, right?  Honestly, lately I feel more like the meme that shows Cinderella running down the stairs at midnight and says "all she really wanted was a new dress and a night out."  Or maybe the one that expresses our discontent that wild animals don't really clean house for me on a regular basis.

Don't get me wrong.  I grew up on Disney.  I listened to my books on record of every story they had and would turn the page when Tinkerbell rang her bell.  I watched Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday night.  

In high school I had a season pass to Disneyland and spent my 16th birthday there.  I still have the Tigger I got that day sitting in my room.  

In college, I had my Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast VHS tapes constantly going while I was studying.  

I owned all the VHS tapes, then all the DVDs, and a bunch of Blu-Rays before I had my son.  I watched all the Tinkerbell movies when he was young because the colors and music calmed him.  Later on we watched the Mickey Mouse Club.  And at 7, we are still watching all the movies, old and new.  Cartoon and live action.  

If you had asked me yesterday who was my spirit character, I would have a tough time choosing between Belle, Tigger, and Tinkerbell.  They will each own a part of my heart.  

As this is apparently the #SummerofDisney at the movies, we have so many choices when we want to go to the theater.  Today, my son chose Toy Story 4 and I couldn't have been more thrilled.  We grabbed donuts for breakfast and then caught the 9:30 AM Sunday showing.  We almost had the theater to ourselves!  

I loved Tom Hanks as Woody, I always have.  He is just comforting, stable, and entertaining in the role.  Even as they talk about the sad side of growing up.  I loved Bo Peep.  You go girl!  Way to make it in the world alone.  As a single mother, I loved her independence.  I loved Forky and the incorporation of the maker space culture popular in schools now where kids are constantly bringing home treasures made from recycled trash.  As much as any mom can, that is.  By the end of the movie, I loved Gabby, but I am not going to lie, I wasn't sure that was going to happen.  

But the character I walked away loving the most?  The one I want to go to Starbucks with and just talk?  Bonnie's Mom.  I feel like this movie was made for the moms like me who grew up watching all the things Disney and now loyally share the new things with their kids.  When Bonnie's mom said at the end of the movie



"Let's put it back in your backpack so we don't lose it again," I wanted to hug her.  Seriously, I cannot tell you how many times a week I say that very sentence.  Her expressions and voice when they are searching throughout the entire movie made me feel like a better mom.  She sounded like me!  She doesn't even have her own name, because we all know, when you pick up your child at school or daycare,  you are just their mom.

So there you have it, 48 years in and I finally know which Disney character I am.  I am Bonnie's Mom!  

Bonnie's Mom, if you ever need a friend to talk to, reach out.  I am here for you and I understand your life.  I'll buy you your favorite Starbucks drink and we'll meet at the park and let the kids play.  We'll be BFFs for sure.  
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