... kiddies today are too damn spoiled.
Last week's Sunday paper (a giveaway that I'm old, seeing as how I still *read* a weekly paper) included the Target holiday toy catalog, and I decided to see what was inside.
I was shocked to see this monstrosity ... a hot wheels multi level garage for the display of one's collection of little cars.
To which I say ... back when I was little, my matchbox vehicles were lucky to be in a tiny plastic carrying case, with trays that fit a dozen or so at a time ... and that was perfectly fine. Furthermore, those matchbox cars had to drive around the tree roots in my back yard because that was all that was available and that required imagination in play ... and *that* was also perfectly fine. And one other thing ... my matchbox cars were made of METAL and not plastic ... and they were covered in lead based paint ... and *THAT* was perfectly fine (maybe ... lead based paint can warp a mind I hear).
[Also ... if you haven't guessed, I had to walk to school ... uphill both ways ... but you probably could have predicted that.]
Despite what Ms. Whitney said before she forgot how to take a bath (what? too soon?), I don't know how we expect the children to be our future when we hand them everything instead of making them engage the imagination parts of their little brains. How boring must play be nowadays when it's all pre-scripted?
*THIS* ... THIS IS TOO MUCH!:
http://www.target.com/p/hot-wheels-ultimate-garage-playset/-/A-17295356
*THIS* ... THIS WORKED FINE FOR ME:
http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1496
*THIS* ... THIS IS FUNNY:
http://thingsoldpeoplesay.tumblr.com/
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