I guess it depends what we want to imprint on our “clean white papers”. The ink that first touches that paper is surely going to be making a deep and lasting impression. For children to grow up with the notion (when it comes to shidduchim-sorry had to throw it in there) that prince charming will come along and they go off into the sunset and live happily ever after is quite upsetting to those who face reality.
I’m not a fan of escapism.