Toys and Gifts Parents REALLY Hate!
I just saw this tidbit regarding toys that parents hate. I feel that it's lacking, therefore, I wish to perform a community service by telling it how it really is. The person reading from the prompt apparently never had children, or she could have shared this with you. This is what I'm here for, though, so here goes:
1. Noisy toys: This was actually mentioned in the dialogue. However, the poor woman speaking apparently didn't know that if noisy toys are given to children, it's because the giver hates the parent(s). This is not an accidental gift; it is revenge. If someone gives your sweet bundle of joy something that will drive you mad in the course of ten minutes, ask yourself, "What have I done to this person?"
2. Very large puzzles: Small, easy to put together puzzles, are OK for the smaller children, but a parent can only cringe when someone makes the mistake of giving a child those 1,000 piece puzzles. Either the giver has gone insane, or is happy with the thought, that each time you vacuum, you will suck up a reminder of that person. 1,000 piece puzzles are not to be put together by children with the attention span of fleas.
3. Tiny legos. Same as above, but make pretty hideous noises when being sucked up by the vacuum.
4. Clothes that are completely wrong: If you can nail the right size, then go for this. Just remember that what fit the little princess a few weeks ago, may fit Barbee today. Nix the idea of getting something too big, also, in hopes of "playing it safe". Not too many things are more fustrating than getting a piece of clothing that probably won't fit the child until college.
5. Same stuff, different day: Just because a child is into a certain phase, is no need to repeat the same train of thought on every gift giving occasion, until the child grows up. There are only so many of the same items that a child can use. So, unless said child is planning on building a warehouse to liquidate the two million pencils, pads, toy cars, Barbies, and so on, avoid this and be creative.
With this said, hopefully you will be guided into some of the things NOT to spend your money on. Personally, I have a fondness for the Red Rider BB Gun. Just kidding.
1. Noisy toys: This was actually mentioned in the dialogue. However, the poor woman speaking apparently didn't know that if noisy toys are given to children, it's because the giver hates the parent(s). This is not an accidental gift; it is revenge. If someone gives your sweet bundle of joy something that will drive you mad in the course of ten minutes, ask yourself, "What have I done to this person?"
2. Very large puzzles: Small, easy to put together puzzles, are OK for the smaller children, but a parent can only cringe when someone makes the mistake of giving a child those 1,000 piece puzzles. Either the giver has gone insane, or is happy with the thought, that each time you vacuum, you will suck up a reminder of that person. 1,000 piece puzzles are not to be put together by children with the attention span of fleas.
3. Tiny legos. Same as above, but make pretty hideous noises when being sucked up by the vacuum.
4. Clothes that are completely wrong: If you can nail the right size, then go for this. Just remember that what fit the little princess a few weeks ago, may fit Barbee today. Nix the idea of getting something too big, also, in hopes of "playing it safe". Not too many things are more fustrating than getting a piece of clothing that probably won't fit the child until college.
5. Same stuff, different day: Just because a child is into a certain phase, is no need to repeat the same train of thought on every gift giving occasion, until the child grows up. There are only so many of the same items that a child can use. So, unless said child is planning on building a warehouse to liquidate the two million pencils, pads, toy cars, Barbies, and so on, avoid this and be creative.
With this said, hopefully you will be guided into some of the things NOT to spend your money on. Personally, I have a fondness for the Red Rider BB Gun. Just kidding.
posted by DiaGirlNC at 12:00 PM
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