Royal

Oh, sweet little George. What excitement you have created in the world this week. Women, probably some who don’t even have babies, have put your car seat on rush order. The name of your swaddling blanket print (I think it involved a jungle) made top of the fold news—some journalists will never get that spot.

I’m sure royal crazies in rural Alabama will name their son George—and tell that child every day of his life, “You were named after the royal baby George, not your weird great-uncle in Birmingham.”

And what about the chick who decides she HAS to leave the hospital in a replica of Kate's dress? How does that go down? I guess you have to pretend grandma with the iPhone is British paparazzi.

Despite the above paragraphs dripping with sarcasm and disdain, I can honestly say—I kind of get it. Kind of.

I like to read magazines; and the business section of online news; and pretty much any female opinion piece that gains my attention.

And it seems like all the articles are the same: “Why Work is ‘Never Done’ For Many Women,” “The New Movement She Thinks We Need,” “Your Weight Could Impact More Than You Think,” and “What These 7 Wildly Successful Women Have in Common.” And lest we forget how to do all these and get a killer bikini body at the same time.

It seems like, in an effort to better our gender, we have minimized ourselves to a Huffington Post section that thinks you have to be a "mean girl" to keep up with the dudes at work.

And you know what?

Sometimes you just want to talk about princesses.

Sometimes your corporate ladder was from Home Depot and it fell off the roof.

Sometimes getting off the couch to clean up the kitchen is the only movement you can muster.

Sometimes the only subordinate you will see in a day is a dachshund who decided tearing into a garbage bag of her own feces was a good idea.

So if that swaddling blanket makes you feel like Queen Mom today, swaddle away. If wearing a polka dot dress after 14 hours of labor makes you feel sexy, get fancy. If your daughter wants to be a princess when she grows up instead of a doctor, buy her a pink dress.

If getting excited about a baby across the world makes your day a little brighter, get excited.

We all deserve to be royal every once in a while.