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Fairy Tales for Parents

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Sleeping Beauty

Once upon a time, there was a very tired mom named Sleeping Beauty. She had recently replaced sleep with anxiety, restless leg syndrome, and late-night visits from her daughter after yet another nightmare. When a witch casts a spell on a sewing machine, Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on the needle and falls into a deep sleep. She is happily dreaming when a prince from another kingdom finds a way to wake her up from the best nap she’s had in months. Thankfully, she discovers that the witch left a DIY version of the spell by her orthopedic pillow.

Cinderella

In a faraway land, Cinderella spends her days as a servant, cleaning and cooking for her family. The one bright spot is the sweet deal she gets on some cute, but comfortable, discount shoes she finds online while hiding from her kids in the bathroom. When one of the shoes is stolen by a porch pirate, she is about to resign herself to the normal drudgery of her everyday life when a man arrives with the matching shoe and doesn’t ask her for anything. For her trouble, the shoe store gives her a promo code that she can use on a future purchase.

Rapunzel

Long, long ago, a woman named Rapunzel needed some alone time. But her kids kept climbing up her hair to get to her tower so…