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About the book
Confessions of Cinderella Blue takes the ancient story of Cinderella to a new level. It prepares young women, through stories, for the pitfalls of dating. Little girls who read the original fairy tale of Cinderella dream of becoming a princess, thinking this can happen due to no achievement on their part. This unchecked innocence carries over into young adulthood and often causes irresponsible behaviors that ultimately have dire consequences of unwanted pregnancies and forms of financial ruin. In this book, Cinderella gets her “happiness” after enduring many disappointments and learning many lessons.
When a pre-teen reads Confessions of Cinderella Blue, she will learn not to co-sign financial documents for friends, to practice celibacy, and to not give her heart away too quickly, through documents given to Cinderella from her fairy god-mother, Madame Fairy: Test for a Good Man and Tips to Maintain a Relationship. The pre-teen will also go with Cinderella to visit Miss Havisham from Dicken’s Great Expectations to learn of being left at the altar, and how to live through disappointments. The story shows girls (and boys) many pitfalls of life (through a loveable character) before actually facing them.
I re-wrote the story of Cinderella to give young people a birds-eye view of what it is like to grow up and make choices. This is the book I would have wanted to read with my mother when I was 11 or 12 years old. My mom was uncomfortable about answering my questions about relationships. I hope this book and the study guide at the end, will help parents prepare children to make decisions they won’t regret.