Hyacinthe

I was actually never exposed to those fairy tales until I got to school and we started reading them in class - out of school I was always given fairytales like the one ngdawg describes

For example these are some of the fairy tales I grew up with

The Little Mermaid
Echo & Narcissus
The Happy Prince

So I never really had the whole idea of story book romance, even when I was exposed to it it was followed quickly by my mother and aunt making comments along the lines of

"Watch out for that Prince on the white stallion who's going to come charging into your living room cause before you know it he'll be asking for dinner, wanting his boots shined and the horse will have cr*pped on the rug"

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"I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken... and the one that could brighten up your day even if she couldnt brighten her own"

"Her emotions were clear waters. You could see the scarring and pockmarks at the bottom of the pool, but it was just a part of her landscape – the consequences of others’ actions in which she claimed no part."