Childhood Dreams, Part 2

So yesterday I wrote about fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming Luke Skywalker. But as I look back on it, I wonder why I didn’t want to be someone else–someone who was smarter, snarkier, and a better shot.

Why didn’t I want to be Princess Leia?

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7 responses to “Childhood Dreams, Part 2”

  1. becomingcliche Avatar

    Leia had weird hair. I’ll just throw that out there.

  2. Tragic Sandwich Avatar

    Compared to her mother’s, though, it was downright boring.

  3. Cloud Avatar

    I wanted to be Luke because he got to use the Force and that was just cool. I distinctly remember sitting in a Bob’s Big Boy after seeing The Empire Strikes Back and trying to move the salt shaker with my mind. It didn’t work.

    1. Tragic Sandwich Avatar

      Similarly, I have never been able to phase through a wall like Kitty Pryde.

      1. Cloud Avatar

        Real life is such a disappointment, isn’t it?

  4. Kathy V. Avatar

    Princess Leia is seriously badass. I never read any of the fan fiction or anything, but I remember hearing that the canonical novels had her become a Jedi after the movies. In my mind, if Leia as a Jedi was standing next to Luke, there would be no contest.

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