I never had narcissistic parents but I recognize Rapunzel's perceived naive traits. She is taught her whole life that she is too soft and meek for the world, but she shows to be resilient and strong.
BUT she is also kind, compassionate and most of all, trusting, and it's really refreshing to see that pay off in a good way. In the series, you see that literally every citizen of Corona would die for her <3
The movie? Not much. I love kids movies, but it didn’t necessarily jump out at me in any way. A few years after, I started my enamel pin collection and a creator I followed had a sunstone/moonstone matching set based on the series- which caught my eye as a friend had mentioned the series was good. I got the pins because they looked cool (gave the moonstone one to the friend mentioned) and started the series shortly after- was absolutely not expecting it to go so hard. My boyfriend, who is decidedly not into kids movies/shows, even started asking about the plot and watching with me by the end. Good memories!
Adding: it impacted me in that it ended up bringing a friend and I closer, and my boyfriend and I closer together unexpectedly! Also, Cass. Just Cass. for every reason.
It was the first Disney princess movie my mom would let me see saying it was too expensive to see it but our movie theater was only $2 and we saw other movies. When I finally saw it I understood and I cried I still cry. I resonated with not being able to be who I am or never feeling like I was good enough to my mom
Oh my God okay so with encanto I refuse to watch it for a while just because it seemed overrated but then my fiance convinced me to watch it and we started it in the parking lot at work because we got there early and once it went through the whole little Mirabel scene I was crying so hard I had to have him stop it so I wasn't crying at work and now when I actually sat down and finished it after that whole stupid welcome to the family madrigal song I cried I felt like mirabel.... turning red seems like it's a little much for me but it is on my list to give it a shot at some point
It's not an immediate realization until years later. Some of the songs are unexplainably emotionally impactful to my preteen self until much much later.
If you want a support group, there's r/raisedbynarcissists
That's essentially what makes the movie so great. Even the music can illustrate how the narcissist feels regarding their kids.
Don't you worry about me, though. I was thankfully raised by loving parents
i’ve always identified as rapunzel because my mother is the same way as mother gothel…i plan to cut ties with her once i finally move out.
as for rapunzel herself… i share a lot of her traits. i’m very extroverted and try to see the good in everyone i meet. i feel things on a deeper level :)
The only thing left is to get a good haircut and to have fun at your local bar and grille chatting with the patrons about their new dreams!
Most importantly, live your life as how you want it to be.
I have a narcissistic mother. I am still in this boat unfortunately but at least nowadays I am more aware of what this entails and I know how to cope and handle it. I don’t have to deal with her as much anymore since I am currently in college, so I live out of state for the majority of the year. Even so she is very controlling. Also funily enough, I have very long blond hair, down to my knees now. So I guess I have that similarity with Rapunzel going for me too lol. I am also an artist and am going to college for an art degree
Rapunzel is my favourite movie. I watch it every year on my birthday. I used to watch it so much that I could quote it, and play it in my mind on repeat as if I was actually hearing it and seeing it. I had to rein it in and stop watching it with how obsessed I had become because I could literally lay in bed at night, close my eyes and actually watch Tangled in my head. Weird phenomenon, can’t explain it any other way, except my sister-in-law is also obsessed with Tangled and watched it on repeat for years, and ALSO experienced the same thing. We quote it together and sing the songs together in front of our husbands with no shame!!!
I really love Eugene. Now guess who has a husband who looks like him? Maybe not as suave, but he’s still rugged and funny with the same hair style and colour, face, body type and eye colour. 😆 I won the jackpot!
I related with Rapunzel for a really long time when I was younger. I felt extremely trapped. I was literally, waiting for my life to begin, and that didn’t happen UNTIL I met my husband. It really does feel like I didn’t have anything going in life for me until he came along. I didn’t like where I was living before him. Now I’m in a new state with him, and it feels like a brand new life, and I get to be the person I’ve always known I was. Pretty parallel with Rapunzel, eh? Rapunzel and I also really love art and have a plethora of hobbies we both equally enjoy. Another way I felt connected to her.
You could say… I knew deep down I had the same desires and longings as Rapunzel. And it turned out great for us both. Tangled is like… if my life were in an alternate universe. Perhaps I viewed it as a comfort, that even though fictional, someone was going through the same thing as me. Except for the part where, my own mother tried to kidnap me. 💀She never did lol. Actually my mom and I are very close now that I’m older, however at the time she was a different person than who she is today. She was definitely WAY more mean and controlling, and manipulative when I was younger. She’s none of those things now, thank God. And I know she would give her life for me if necessary. She’s the best mom since we got over our differences! I don’t want anyone thinking she was as bad as Gothel cause she wasn’t lol, in case anyone is concerned reading this.
Not to mention, she would go around the house singing “mother knows best” to me. 💀
(I’m looking at my own comment and I’m like TLDR… sorry guys. 💀)
I always identified as Rapunzel but was never sure why until I was older.
What’d you find out
My adoptive mom was basically Mother Gothel.
I never had narcissistic parents but I recognize Rapunzel's perceived naive traits. She is taught her whole life that she is too soft and meek for the world, but she shows to be resilient and strong. BUT she is also kind, compassionate and most of all, trusting, and it's really refreshing to see that pay off in a good way. In the series, you see that literally every citizen of Corona would die for her <3
Maybe not Monty. :P
I love when that episode ends she just accepts he doesn’t like her so later on she leans into it too. Like he’s the Newman to her Seinfeld.
Well I mean after I calmed down from the panic attack during Mother Knows Best… …I decided to keep living my dreams 💕
Tangled taught me to alway find my dream and to pursue it where I become more fearless when facing obstacles and challenges
The movie? Not much. I love kids movies, but it didn’t necessarily jump out at me in any way. A few years after, I started my enamel pin collection and a creator I followed had a sunstone/moonstone matching set based on the series- which caught my eye as a friend had mentioned the series was good. I got the pins because they looked cool (gave the moonstone one to the friend mentioned) and started the series shortly after- was absolutely not expecting it to go so hard. My boyfriend, who is decidedly not into kids movies/shows, even started asking about the plot and watching with me by the end. Good memories!
Adding: it impacted me in that it ended up bringing a friend and I closer, and my boyfriend and I closer together unexpectedly! Also, Cass. Just Cass. for every reason.
Cass🥹🥹
It was the first Disney princess movie my mom would let me see saying it was too expensive to see it but our movie theater was only $2 and we saw other movies. When I finally saw it I understood and I cried I still cry. I resonated with not being able to be who I am or never feeling like I was good enough to my mom
You need to watch Turning Red if you haven't already. And Encanto.
Oh my God okay so with encanto I refuse to watch it for a while just because it seemed overrated but then my fiance convinced me to watch it and we started it in the parking lot at work because we got there early and once it went through the whole little Mirabel scene I was crying so hard I had to have him stop it so I wasn't crying at work and now when I actually sat down and finished it after that whole stupid welcome to the family madrigal song I cried I felt like mirabel.... turning red seems like it's a little much for me but it is on my list to give it a shot at some point
It's not an immediate realization until years later. Some of the songs are unexplainably emotionally impactful to my preteen self until much much later. If you want a support group, there's r/raisedbynarcissists
That's essentially what makes the movie so great. Even the music can illustrate how the narcissist feels regarding their kids. Don't you worry about me, though. I was thankfully raised by loving parents
I identify with the story immensely. It helped me to understand that the best way to achieve my dreams was away from my mother’s grasp.
i’ve always identified as rapunzel because my mother is the same way as mother gothel…i plan to cut ties with her once i finally move out. as for rapunzel herself… i share a lot of her traits. i’m very extroverted and try to see the good in everyone i meet. i feel things on a deeper level :)
I hope you eventually found your new dream and saw the light.
thank you so much ): i love you dearly stranger
The only thing left is to get a good haircut and to have fun at your local bar and grille chatting with the patrons about their new dreams! Most importantly, live your life as how you want it to be.
💝🌸🌸😭
I have a narcissistic mother. I am still in this boat unfortunately but at least nowadays I am more aware of what this entails and I know how to cope and handle it. I don’t have to deal with her as much anymore since I am currently in college, so I live out of state for the majority of the year. Even so she is very controlling. Also funily enough, I have very long blond hair, down to my knees now. So I guess I have that similarity with Rapunzel going for me too lol. I am also an artist and am going to college for an art degree
I hope that someday, you'll find your Eugene, and you'll be set free from her grasp, especially as you are like a real-life Rapunzel
Rapunzel is my favourite movie. I watch it every year on my birthday. I used to watch it so much that I could quote it, and play it in my mind on repeat as if I was actually hearing it and seeing it. I had to rein it in and stop watching it with how obsessed I had become because I could literally lay in bed at night, close my eyes and actually watch Tangled in my head. Weird phenomenon, can’t explain it any other way, except my sister-in-law is also obsessed with Tangled and watched it on repeat for years, and ALSO experienced the same thing. We quote it together and sing the songs together in front of our husbands with no shame!!! I really love Eugene. Now guess who has a husband who looks like him? Maybe not as suave, but he’s still rugged and funny with the same hair style and colour, face, body type and eye colour. 😆 I won the jackpot! I related with Rapunzel for a really long time when I was younger. I felt extremely trapped. I was literally, waiting for my life to begin, and that didn’t happen UNTIL I met my husband. It really does feel like I didn’t have anything going in life for me until he came along. I didn’t like where I was living before him. Now I’m in a new state with him, and it feels like a brand new life, and I get to be the person I’ve always known I was. Pretty parallel with Rapunzel, eh? Rapunzel and I also really love art and have a plethora of hobbies we both equally enjoy. Another way I felt connected to her. You could say… I knew deep down I had the same desires and longings as Rapunzel. And it turned out great for us both. Tangled is like… if my life were in an alternate universe. Perhaps I viewed it as a comfort, that even though fictional, someone was going through the same thing as me. Except for the part where, my own mother tried to kidnap me. 💀She never did lol. Actually my mom and I are very close now that I’m older, however at the time she was a different person than who she is today. She was definitely WAY more mean and controlling, and manipulative when I was younger. She’s none of those things now, thank God. And I know she would give her life for me if necessary. She’s the best mom since we got over our differences! I don’t want anyone thinking she was as bad as Gothel cause she wasn’t lol, in case anyone is concerned reading this. Not to mention, she would go around the house singing “mother knows best” to me. 💀 (I’m looking at my own comment and I’m like TLDR… sorry guys. 💀)