Fairy Tales for Twentysomethings

I realize Billy is home, but I found a tumblr that I want to show the whole family. I didn't want to facebook it because Mom isn't even on facebook and because facebook feels too public.  I realize my publicity reason isn't totally rational since this is a public blog, but, let's be real here, there's a seriously limited audience viewing this thing, which is fine by me. I guess I could email it, but I prefer this forum for sharing tumblrs and youtubes and such, so...

You guys, Julia found a tumblr called Fairy Tales for Twentysomethings, and I think it's seriously funny, mostly because I relate to it on a personal level and also because I feel a sense of nostalgia with anything fairy tale related. That's basically a recipe for success in my book - relatable humor with a hint of nostalgia.  Wes Anderson followed that recipe in Moonrise Kingdom and that's why it's everyone's favorite.  Anyway, here are a few examples of fairly tales for twentysomethings:

 

Peter Pan was feeling like his constant connection to the Internet and social networking sites was having a bad effect on his psyche, so he decided to disconnect and get back to the things he did pre-Internet, really live his life again. 

That night, he watched TV for five hours straight.

Chicken Little feared the sky was falling. She also feared losing her job without explanation, getting told off by her best friend, and the gynecologist.



 
Thumbelina never got much bigger but she did get her own reality TV show, so that’s cool.




the ugly duckling read obscure works of literature in other languages and listened to indie music even the guys in the record store had never heard of. if i’m not going to be prettier than anyone, she thought, i’m at least going to be better than them.




aladdin messed it up with jasmine and she kicked him back onto the street.
after a few months he decided to win her back, show her he’d grown up, he was the man she always wanted him to be now. he wanted to show her how brave he was, how he wasn’t scared of emotions anymore, he could even, one day, be a father to their children.

so he texted her: “hey, what’s up?”




Peter Pan was sitting by the river, questioning his choice to never grow old. All my friends are getting engaged now, and some are having kids, he thought. I don’t even have a steady job.




rapunzel cut her hair short and gave the rest to locks for love and everyone on facebook liked her new profile photo. it made her feel good for a minute but then she was like, wait, did nobody like my long hair and they just weren’t telling me?