“I don’t understand the fairy tale romance,” said my Great Great Great Great Great Grandmama Lola. “It is ridiculous that girls are encouraged to look for a prince or someone who will take them away from their problems. Even if you do marry someone with power, do it for love, because the only power that is of any value Is the power that you hold for yourself.”
I thought of fairy tales. Women give up their voices, their shoes, their sanity, their dignity, and their freedom for men they don’t even know, all for the sake of a title or an escape out of a bad situation. Sure the stories are fun on the surface, and the girls get a nice dress or two out of the deal, but it all seems kind of stupid to me too. Plus, most fairy tales, if told in their original form are extremely violent, and nobody gets what they want in the end. Of course, if that end is death and despair then by all means go with the fairy tale.
“I was married to the most powerful Vampire in the world, but it wasn’t because of his power. It was out of love, mutual respect, and friendship,” said Lola.
“You never told me why it broke up. I mean, other than him being an asshole.”
“Vanity.”
“Oh?”
“Oh yes. But I’m not going to talk about it. It happened long before your time and I don’t want to think about any of it,”
Lola sat curled in a big comfortable wing back chair looking young, as if she’d just come out of her last graduate course for the year. For being over 700 years old she looks fantastic and still has a clear head. My cat was sitting on her lap gently making biscuits on her leg.
“If you have a choice between rescuing a stray cat or a stray man, always choose the cat,” she said.
That is all for today. I could write a book on relationships and romances. Maybe I will, but not today. Today is a day for random thoughts and maybe something that might inspire someone who is overlooking a wonderful normal person who won’t sweep you off your feet, but will sweep your kitchen floor for you, rub your shoulders, and let your cat make biscuits on their leg.
~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman
Vampire Maman 
The cat is the chosen one. 😀
Always