How the Fairy Tale Really Ended...

I recently received an email from my Mom entitled, "How the Fairy Tales Really Ended." 

The pictures were hilarious.  Here are a couple...

Cinderella...

Snow White...

Unable to contain my laughter, I sent this along to a select few of my friends who are knee deep in diapers, juggling kids, activities, school, husbands, work, etc...you know, "living the dream."

A few hours later I received a phone call from one of those friends.  She very pointedly explained to me that her daughter had gotten a hold of her phone and what popped up on her screen was my email.  I laughed, thinking that she'd seen Snow White toting around her "Irish Twins" or asking why Cinderella was not in her castle but before I could ask her for any additional details, she told me that her daughter was very, VERY concerned and upset.  She wanted me to explain to her (daughter via conference call) just what exactly had happened to Belle?  (see below)

Was she in the hospital??  Was she back in Disney World??  How did this happen?  She just had to know that Belle was okay.

Clearly, Belle was having some work done...

I did some quick thinking.  I was in hot water...I felt as if I'd given up Santa's gig or something... "Well, you see honey, Belle and the Beast were, um, riding horses in the forest, yeah... Outside the Beast's castle...and uh, the horse was startled by um, something, and reared up...and poor Belle fell off and bumped her face on a fallen log...she did get a little bit hurt, but yes! she's totally fine!  The doctors stitched her ALL up and now she is as good as new...and even more Beautiful than ever..." 

[end speaker phone conversation]

Thankfully, I think she bought the story.  I'm sure the next time her family visits Disney World, she'll have all kinds of questions to ask Belle...hopefully Belle will have that morning off from the Princess Breakfast and can dodge the inquisition... 

The good news is that Belle's work has fully healed and she is lovlier than ever, thanks to the skilled hands of Disney's finest plastic surgeons.  The bad news is that despite Belle's best efforts at maintaing her youth and beauty, the Beast has left her for Selena Gomez, who just recently celebrated her 18th birthday.