By Alex Iwashyna, blogger at Late Enough

Princesses have infiltrated my world. It began with a nostalgia for Aladdin on a rainy afternoon and morphed into 13 books, every G-rated movie with a princess-looking character on the cover, 23 dolls, 2 crowns, and 1 trip to Disney on Ice. We are living in castles and bursting into song at the dinner table.

I'm not terribly concerned since my daughter’s favorite princesses are ones in big ball gowns who shoots people.

Or maybe I should be more concerned?

So while the parenting gurus line up to learn how I’ve done such a great job teaching my children the fundamentals of life, I'll share a little of what I've learned from Disney.

10 Things I’ve learned from Disney Princesses:

1. Spells are broken by kissing, dying, crying and killing someone. But never by doing your homework or listening to your parents.

2. Being able to carry a tune will pretty much guarantee people will like you. Or at least mice and birds will.

3. There are a LOT of unwed princes out there.

4. If one of your parents is dead, you are probably a princess.

5. Anyone with a cackle instead of a laugh, apples or money should not be trusted. And if they are called “trusted advisor”? RUN.

6. Parents lose their children much too often.

7. Talking animals are not as rare as biology class leads you to believe.

8. Do not grow your hair past your waist unless you’re comfortable with people climbing it.

9. Keep track of your shoes.

10. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Except for love-at-first-sight, fairy godmothers, ball gowns and magical tears.

Now, let's all live happily ever after.