Yes, I am a real woman.
My name is Linda Lacey. "Princess"
is a nickname that I've had ever since I was a very young girl. I was brought
up in a typical upper-middle class suburban home during the 1950s and 60s.
My mother spent a lot of money keeping me outfitted in the prettiest clothes.
At all times, I wore dresses fancy, frilly dresses and lacy lingerie.
I never wore slacks not even for playing outside. All decked out
in my pretty clothes, I was taught to be a quiet, nice little girl who
sat on her satin pillow and stayed out of everyone's way. (I really did
have a satin pillow!) I must have looked like a little doll sitting on
a shelf. When I was a toddler, my favorite uncle started calling me "princess,"
and it stuck!