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Can these Pinterest staples hold subliminal messages?
They look so lovely. Prettily dressed, print worthy notes that actually may camouflage a potentially darker and subliminal mindset.
You are the perfect thing that happened TO ME.
Seemingly, a simplistic opportunity to demonstrate how amazing the child is as an individual being. But instead, the premise seems to rely on the subtle (ish) expectation that is planted within the flowery optics that deliver the narrative.
However, is it potentially an unintentional vehicle speaking to the tone of the parent themselves?
Let’s look at a few more examples (remember the one under the title). On the surface, it looks lovely. Also, I encourage you to look yourself on these types of searches and see what you find on the relation of ‘feel good’ printable euphemisms that do not include the tone of its context which is attributed to the pronouns ‘I’ or ‘me’.
Let’s do a quick mini-study. I’ll take the first 4 that come up when I search for inspirational quotes to daughters via Pinterest (individual acknowledgments noted where supplied):
