It may have been a questionable idea to take the girls to Dollywood while we were in Knoxville for the cheer competition, but I live for questionable.
Not really. I actually hate questionable, but outdoors, I had control over where we stood, blah, blah, blah. It wasn't the safest place on Earth, but it wasn't the worst either. Anybody else super ready to stop second-guessing every single decision they make? Just me?
ANYWAY.
The reason I wanted to take the girls to Dollywood was that the girls are completely lacking respect for the magical, mystical creature that is Dolly Parton. Alexis in particular was lacking a proper level of understanding for just how complex of a woman Dolly is. It was time for some education about the different forms feminism can take.
You know, I knew feminism could take different forms, but I still wasn't ready for a Dolly hologram in the midst of a Dolly museum in the midst of an amusement park named after Dolly and ... y'all, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of having a museum for a person who is still alive. I'm even more uncomfortable with it when the person honored is the one who owns the museum and they essentially charge admission to it.
It's okay to judge me for those layers of discomfort. I get that Dolly is a goddess, but THE HOLOGRAM. You walk down a hall with photos of Dolly with famous people and suddenly there is a life-size Dolly hologram giving you a pep talk about living your best life.
It's a lot.
Alexis left the museum in the midst of an amusement park with a proper appreciation for Dolly's complex way of making the world a better place. Mila, though ... Mila left with a level of adoration and respect that is OFF THE CHARTS.
She's talking about being Dolly for Halloween. I won't be able to find the purple sparkly dress with fairy wings that Mila has her heart set on, so she'll move on to something else, BUT STILL. Mila thinks Dolly has the absolute best taste in clothing and this could end badly.
Very badly.
For me.
If Mila starts talking about plastic surgery, I'm going to need y'all to recommend an amusement park that puts women in sporty, sensible clothing on a pedestal.
