The Bloodlessness of Disney: A Conversation with My Daughter

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Me: So most of the Disney lead characters are orphans or have lost one parent?
Maggie: Yes.
Me: Uh huh. That’s sad to begin with but, except for Bambi’s mom, we don’t really witness it. Disney learned their lesson with that one. And the villains die in ways that hopefully won’t scare little kids, is that right?
Maggie: Wellll . . . maybe.
Me: Beauty and the Beast – Gaston. He falls.
Maggie: Yeah.
Me: We don’t see him land. Snow White – Evil Queen?
Maggie: Falls off a cliff.
Me: Ummm – Sleeping Beauty?
Maggie: Stabbed and falls off a cliff.
Me: Ah! Two for one. I remember the evil priest in Hunchback went out in flames. Anybody else?
Mags: Shere Khan is stabbed – Jungle Book.
Me: Blood?
Mags: I don’t think so.
Me: So there’s that. In the book, a stampede takes him out.
Mags: In Mulan, Shanyu was blown up by fireworks.
Me: Oh yeah – right! Although – still bloodless. But at least Mulan had both parents! I can’t remember – what happened to the bad guy in Aladdin?
Mags: Jafar was put in a lamp and thrown out the window.
Me: The Lion King?
Mags: Thrown off a cliff.
Me: Ok, so mostly falls, fire, and imprisonment? Some bloodless stabbing? What about Prince John from Robin Hood?
Mags: He went to jail. Cruella went to jail. But Mordu in Brave was crushed!
Me: Yeah, but did you see Mordu crushed? No blood?
Mags: No. But his ghost came out.
Me: Well, that’s handy. Ok, let’s summarize. Most animated Disney lead characters are orphans or half-orphans, except Mulan and Merida . . . probably Christopher Robin . . .
Mags: And The Incredibles!!
Me: Ok. And the villains are mostly eliminated in ways that are visually bloodless – Wait!! What about Ursula?
Mags: She got stabbed by a boat.
Me: There you go! Any blood?
Mags: No.
Me: Of course not.

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I am a wife and mom and, like so many of you, each day is filled with precious moments, funny moments, thoughtful pauses, a share of pain, a share of prayer, and way more random thoughts than I can reasonably account for or use - so perhaps I can put some of them to use here :) I like to write, but I have not done enough of it in my getting-longer-by-the-minute life and I miss it. In this blog, I plan to enjoy a bit of writing and hopefully brighten your day by sharing thoughts, stories, serious stuff, fun stuff - basically, whatever seems relatable in any given week. There are definitely days when I feel timeless, but that is not why I named this blog ImaginAgeless. And then there are those days - you know the ones! - when I am definitely feeling my age on the outside, even though inside my heart and soul feel 30 years younger (for some of you, that would land you right back in diapers, so just use your imagination) - but that is not why I chose this name, either, although it could have been. I chose this name because I like to imagine what agelessness feels like. Sometimes, I like to imagine what it will be like when I see the face of Christ and eternity begins. Time will cease, and life will be ageless. Some days it is just gloriously terrifying to think about. Some days I don't want to think about it at all. And some days, I can't wait. Imagine Ageless.

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