Letters to the Editor
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the power of "NO"
I have a 4-year old, very girly girl. That is just the way she is. Also, she is fascinated by bugs, can correctly identify all the birds that come to our birdfeeder ("that is a girl housefinch," and is getting pretty good at hitting a nerf-softball.
She LOVES the girly pet-shop toys, which quite strategically are stocked across the aisle from the Bratz monstrosities. Here is a typical exchange. . .
Kiddo: Mommy can I have one of those.
Me: No.
Kiddo: They are pretty cute.
Me: You think so, I think they look kind of funny, their heads are too big for their bodies.
Kiddo: Mommy those are pretty cute (something else). Can we get one.
Mom: No.
Wash-rinse-repeat.
Moms we have the power and should not be afraid to use it. They can market all the crap they want, but if we don't buy it, it will go away. I am sure that one day she will get one of these monstrosities (Bratz, or whatever) for a birthday present. It is too bad it will get "lost."