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Kevin Noble Maillard

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Uganda New York Times entertainment
19 Nov 2019

The Kids Who Love 'Frozen' and the Parents Who Love Them

What’s the most accurate way to describe kids’ relationship to “Frozen”? Adoration is insufficient, and obsession is downright weak. It’s more like a cathexis, an acutely intense energy focused on a singular entity. But ask any parent of school-aged children what they think about “Let It Go,” the anthem from the 2013 movie, and you will be met with instantaneous, zombielike paralysis, followed by mumblings of “kajillion times” and a sigh of defeat.
The Kids Who Love 'Frozen' and the Parents Who Love Them