There's a Visine For That
Raising kids is hard. All of the poop wiping, nose blowing, hair washing endlessness can really get to you at the end of the day. For me though, all of that pales in comparison to one particularly difficult parenting task: the dreaded opening of the tied-with-six-million-twist-ties-and-four-rolls-of-tape new toy.
I ordered a Little People farm set from Toys R Us because it was on clearance for only five bucks! How could I resist! It arrived at my front door yesterday. Little Person Sonja smiled up at me from behind the clear plastic, beckoning to me with her tiny hands. "Come play!" she seemed to whisper. "The only thing between you and an afternoon of fun and games is this silly little plastic packaging!" Oh, how you fooled me Sonja. I now know the truth of your evil ways.
Instead of doing the SMART thing and opening everything before I showed it to my child, I foolishly held the box up in front of E-- to show her the fabulous new toy. Bad, bad move. Now I not only got to wrestle with the bajillion twist ties and multiple rolls of tape used to prevent parents from opening new toys, but I got to do this while being yelled at by a 15 month old standing right next to my ear.
"Aaaah!" She yelled, oblivious to my plight. "Aaaah! Ooooh! MAAAAA!!"
I'm not sure how long it took me, opening this toy. It was a savage battle of woman-versus-evil packaging, a battle which I do not care to repeat.
I know you can hire a nanny if you feel like you need help taking care of your kids... but is there a job for Official Toy Opener? Just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone is interested in the position.
I ordered a Little People farm set from Toys R Us because it was on clearance for only five bucks! How could I resist! It arrived at my front door yesterday. Little Person Sonja smiled up at me from behind the clear plastic, beckoning to me with her tiny hands. "Come play!" she seemed to whisper. "The only thing between you and an afternoon of fun and games is this silly little plastic packaging!" Oh, how you fooled me Sonja. I now know the truth of your evil ways.
Instead of doing the SMART thing and opening everything before I showed it to my child, I foolishly held the box up in front of E-- to show her the fabulous new toy. Bad, bad move. Now I not only got to wrestle with the bajillion twist ties and multiple rolls of tape used to prevent parents from opening new toys, but I got to do this while being yelled at by a 15 month old standing right next to my ear.
"Aaaah!" She yelled, oblivious to my plight. "Aaaah! Ooooh! MAAAAA!!"
I'm not sure how long it took me, opening this toy. It was a savage battle of woman-versus-evil packaging, a battle which I do not care to repeat.
I know you can hire a nanny if you feel like you need help taking care of your kids... but is there a job for Official Toy Opener? Just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone is interested in the position.
July 27, 2005