The Princess and the Knife
Once upon a time there was a sweet, little girl named Gracie. She was almost three years old and she loved dress-ups, all things pink, and Disney movies about princesses. One day, when Gracie was playing with her toys and her baby brother, she got frustrated and told her mother that she was “very angry and needed to get a knife to cut someone.” Mother was alarmed and she talked to Gracie but what she said didn’t make any sense to Mom. Knives were put further out of reach. The next day when Gracie got up, she talked about being angry and needing to cut someone. Mother was getting more alarmed. She called Grandma and she called her friends. Did anyone know where Gracie was getting such ideas? Why would a cheerful, tiny little girl talk about knives and cutting? No one could offer a suggestion. Mommy and Daddy and G...