{"id":37724,"date":"2015-03-11T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=37724"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:47:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T01:47:44","slug":"disney-moms-club-favorite-disney-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/disney-moms-club-favorite-disney-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Disney Moms\u2019 Club: My Favorite Disney Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since I discussed my favorite Disney Dads<\/a> in my last blog, I thought this time I\u2019d talk about my favorite Disney Moms – after all, equal time is only fair!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not many Disney movies provide a mother for their central characters with most moms being tragically disposed of early on in the storyline.\u00a0 However, mothers are easily some of the most loved characters in the world of Disney entertainment. \u00a0And why not?\u00a0 Whether they are a part of the movie for only a few minutes or manage to escape their tragic demise, these mothers are cherished and credited with encouraging, guiding, teaching, and molding their children into those beloved characters which have spanned generations.<\/p>\n

We have loved so many of these special women throughout the years for everything they represent \u2013 strength, courage, sacrifice, wisdom, and unconditional love \u2013 not only onscreen, but for the tribute they pay to the special real life moms in our own lives.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my personal favorites:<\/p>\n

The Queen of Corona \u2013 Princess Rapunzel\u2019s Mother (Tangled)<\/em>. <\/strong>Although she never speaks in this movie, it is obvious that the Queen is not only very loving, but is also a much loved character.\u00a0 After her infant daughter is taken from her, the Queen is devastated, but finds a way to move forward \u2013 every year on her daughter\u2019s birthday, she and the King hold the lantern festival in which they lead the country in releasing floating lanterns in an attempt to call their daughter back home.\u00a0 Each year, they are just as devastated as the day their baby was taken from them.<\/p>\n

The Queen never lost hope that one day her daughter would return to her loving arms and that she would recuperate the child that Mother Gothel stole from her.\u00a0 And, on Rapunzel\u2019s eighteenth birthday, that hope was finally realized as her family was at long last reunited.\u00a0 Hers is a character that radiates quiet strength and courage, a living hope that refuses to be extinguished and is a light for all mothers who may be going through a similar situation.<\/p>\n

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Eudora \u2013 Princess Tiana\u2019s Mother (The Princess and the Frog)<\/em>.<\/strong> Like her husband, James, Eudora puts her family first and works hard as a seamstress to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

After her husband is killed in war, Eudora shoulders the responsibility of bringing up their daughter alone, becoming Tiana\u2019s confidante, worrying that her daughter works too hard, and hoping she will settle down.\u00a0 But when Tiana shows no desire to do so and confides in her mother that her dream is to bring her father\u2019s dream to life by owning her own restaurant, her mother puts her own wishes for her aside and prepares to help her daughter follow her dream.\u00a0 Knowing how much it would mean to her, she gives Tiana her father\u2019s old gumbo pot as a sign of confidence and encouragement.<\/p>\n

As Tiana confronts her greatest challenges, she remembers her mother\u2019s words that, although her father may not have made his dream of owning his own restaurant a reality, he had Tiana and her, and that was his greatest treasure and everything he needed.\u00a0 That reminder eventually leads Tiana to make the right choice and save the day.\u00a0 Despite not always agreeing with her daughter\u2019s intentions, Eudora supported and helped her daughter while reminding her what is truly important in life.\"IMG_20150301_143429_024\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mrs. Jumbo \u2013 Dumbo\u2019s Mother (Dumbo)<\/em>.<\/strong> After an earlier visit from Mr. Stork which did not include a delivery for her, Mrs. Jumbo finally receives her bundle of joy a short time later.<\/p>\n

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Her little bundle, which she names Jumbo Jr., is quickly discovered to be different from the other elephants when his overgrown ears are revealed.\u00a0 This brings on relentless teasing to which Mrs. Jumbo fiercely responds by slapping one of the other elephants. Soon, the other elephants begin calling the little elephant Dumbo.\u00a0 But, Mrs. Jumbo doesn\u2019t care that Dumbo is different, and is very protective over her little one, eventually being thrown into solitary confinement after spanking one little boy who pulls Dumbo\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n

When Dumbo visits his mother and she caresses him through the chains and bars, it is a moment filled with tenderness and heartache, testament to a mother\u2019s immense and protective love.\u00a0 Eventually, Dumbo uses the love his mother gives him to change his weakness into strength and uses his ears to fly!\u00a0 This brings him fame, and, in turn, his mother is released, and they are reunited.\u00a0 Mrs. Dumbo was her son\u2019s fierce protector and made him realize that his differences are not weaknesses \u2013 they are strengths!<\/p>\n

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Kala \u2013 Tarzan\u2019s Adoptive Mother (Tarzan)<\/em>.<\/strong> Kala is a gentle, loving, and kind gorilla, who\u2019s infant son is killed by a leopard named Sabor.\u00a0 When Kala finds Tarzan, an infant who\u2019s parents have also been killed by Sabor, she cares for him as if he were her own son, despite the protests of Kerchak, her mate and the leader of the troop.\u00a0 Kala is also very brave, fighting off Sabor in order to protect her new-found baby. \u00a0When Kerchak makes it known to Tarzan, as a young boy, that he will never be a part of the troop because he is not a gorilla, Kala consoles him and tells him that they are the same because their hearts are the same, inspiring Tarzan to become the best ape in the troop.<\/p>\n

As an adult, Tarzan kills Sabor, then finds himself enamored of Jane, part of a group of humans who have come to the island.\u00a0 He becomes angry with Kala for not telling him that there were other creatures who looked like him.\u00a0 Kala takes him to the treehouse where she found him and gives him the picture of his parents telling him that she will always love him no matter where he goes.\u00a0 At this, Tarzan tells her that she will always be his mother no matter where he is.<\/p>\n

After he decides to go to London with Jane, Kala and the other gorillas are taken captive by a poacher, but Tarzan returns in time to save her and the other gorillas.\u00a0 Sadly, Kerchak is killed by the poacher, but accepts Tarzan as his son right before he dies.\u00a0 Kala is a strong and brave mother who reminds us that a child doesn\u2019t need to be born to a woman in order to be loved as her own.\u00a0 Kala\u2019s character shows that all <\/em>children need a mother\u2019s love and protection.<\/p>\n

Queen Elinor \u2013 Princess Merida\u2019s Mother (Brave)<\/em>.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Queen Elinor is the queen of the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch, the wife of King Fergus, and the mother of Princess Merida, who is very independent, and triplet sons, Harris, Hubert, and Hamish, who constantly find trouble.\u00a0 She is completely dedicated to her family and to schooling Merida on everything a princess is expected to be.\u00a0 Although she only wants what is best for her daughter, her sternness toward Merida and expectations of perfection, not to mention her demand that Merida marry promptly, cause a strain in their relationship and ultimately lead Merida to a witch\u2019s cottage where she obtains a spell to change her mother.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the spell is not quite what she intended, and Queen Elinor is turned into a bear, hunted by her husband and the three clans who have come to DunBroch to compete for Merida\u2019s hand in marriage.\u00a0 In order to save her mother, Merida sneaks her out of the castle and out into the forest, hoping to get the witch to lift the spell, but the witch is gone, leaving behind a riddle \u2013 \u201cFate be changed look inside, mend the bond torn by pride\u201d.<\/p>\n

Confused, Merida tries to solve the riddle before time runs out while showing her mother how important her survival skills are \u2013 something Queen Elinor never gave her credit for in the past.\u00a0 As the Queen sees how Merida\u2019s skills are not as trivial as she once believed, she begins to change the way she relates to her daughter, surprising Merida with her willingness to let her choose her own fate and call off the competition for her daughter\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Queen Elinor becomes trapped by King Fergus and the clans, who don\u2019t believe Merida when she tells them that the bear is actually her mother, and, as Merida fights her father in order to save her mother, Mor\u2019du, a cursed prince who was turned into a bear and who had previously tried to kill Merida, suddenly appears, once again attacking Merida.\u00a0 Queen Elinor confronts Mor\u2019du, fighting him with all her might, a mother protecting her child, a fight to the death, until he\u2019s finally crushed by a stone, releasing him from the curse.\u00a0 Merida hugs her mother, apologizes for everything, and tells her that she loves her.\u00a0 The spell is broken, and Queen Elinor returns to her human form.<\/p>\n

From that moment on, the relationship between mother and daughter is changed, with the Queen accepting Merida for who she is, enjoying time with her daughter, and emerging as a less rigid person.\u00a0 Queen Elinor embodies so much of motherhood \u2013 wanting the best for her child, sometimes going about it the wrong way, love, courage, fear, the ability to change, and so much more.\u00a0 But the scene that stays with me, the one that had me clutching my daughter in the dark movie theater and brought tears to my eyes, was when she fought to the bitter end against Mor\u2019du to save her daughter\u2019s life.\u00a0 That scene was the ultimate reality of a mother\u2019s love for her child.\u00a0 There is so much more that can be said about that, and yet\u2026no more words are necessary.<\/p>\n

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Just like real mothers, these Disney Moms make mistakes, have a change of heart, battle with themselves, inspire their children to succeed, impart wisdom, and have been responsible for their children\u2019s triumphs.<\/p>\n

Although Disney movies usually don\u2019t give their main characters the benefit of a mother, every once in a while, they give us these jewels.\u00a0 And aren\u2019t we glad they do?…<\/p>\n

Who is your favorite Disney Mom and why?<\/em><\/p>\n

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