Princess Charming

   
       Does anyone remember the first scenes in the old princess movies? For the most part, it portrayed a beautiful princess wishing for her Prince Charming to come for her and make her live happily ever after. Then the prince would come at the end, and save her life, and sweep her off her feet and kiss her and they would live happily ever after, just like she always dreamed.
       That made the Prince the main character, because even if the story is named after the princess, Prince Charming was the hero. He always saved the day.
       That says a lot about women in yesterday's society, and how they were dependent on men to make them happy and have a good life.
       Yet today I see a shift in the way the stories are written, as well as a shift in how the characters behave and what they represent.
       Now the princess is no longer the damsel in distress waiting for a guy to make her dreams come true, but a strong woman with big dreams. The best thing is that now, the princess doesn't sit down to wait for some miracle to happen, but she actually takes charge of the situation and fights for what she wants. The character of Prince Charming no longer steals the protagonist role from the princess, he's just a catalyst for her dreams to come true, making the princess Princess Charming.
      Even better yet is to notice how this is reflecting today's society, because we now have plenty of Princesses Charming among us, and what is a better example of that than single moms. They act like both mom and dad for their children, and they work and get ahead in life and get their children ahead also. Because they don't sit beside a wishing well singing until a prince comes their way, but take action, and handle everything on their own.
      That is today's woman. The one that doesn't depend on anyone. The one who takes matters into her own hands. The one that saves the day; always. The one that takes the protagonist role in her life and doesn't let anyone take it away.
      Today's women can be called Princesses Charming, and there is no one who can deny it. Because we are seeing it happen all over the world as women become presidents, and secretary of state, and ambassadors, and powerful leaders. And no man can take it away from them, because they don't depend on men anymore. We've demonstrated that we are capable of doing great things on our own, and that's showing in the fairy tales we read to kids at night. There is no doubt to me that there is no longer a Prince, but  a Princess Charming coming to save the day.