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Kid-in-a-Box

(My kid-in-a-box) Why does Toys “R” Us have to run this annoying commercial 24/7? WHY? And why does my child run to the TV each time it airs? WHY? And why must I endure the torture of listening to said child end every sentence with a husky baritone: “WHY! WHY! WHY!” Guess which company I won’t be patronizing this holiday season? You know WHY? Why would I want to shop there now? WHY? Oh. Right. All those fabulous deals on toys that will hopefully keep my kid’s attention at least until New Year’s Eve… or until she sees another commercial … Continue reading →

Making Sacrifices

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As parents, we make many sacrifices for our kids. I’m normally okay with that but I realized today that this is not one of those times. You see my birthday falls on Easter this year. It’s happened before. A few times it fell on Good Friday. At first, I was excited until I realized that my birthday celebration was going to be overshadowed by Easter festivities. I thought I could handle it but I am ready to have a big ole hissy fit pretty soon. I decided that I would celebrate on Saturday. That I would do something I wanted … Continue reading →