December 24, 2007

Santa's workshop

Almost overnight the Fly Girl has gone from watching the Treehouse network to YTV. What this means is she went from watching relatively educational programing to complete crap. Essentially Dora vs. Pokemon. The most notable change however is now she is exposed to commercials. The first time I watched the onslaught of commercials on this channel, I was shocked by the blatant retail brainwashing. As adults we tune this out (or at least I think we do?), but she watches each commercial and every preview on a DVD as if it were a short film. The result... Butterscotch. This is what she decided to ask Santa for. What is Butterscotch you ask? A life-size, battery-operated, stuffed pony! So, as to not disappoint on Christmas morning, Butterscotch was purchased. I won't tell you what was paid for it, but in return you get real pony movement, real pony sounds and most importantly real pony friendship. It is recommended that you not give Butterscotch to your child until assembled so last night we opened up the box and quickly discovered why... her head comes in a separate box. Yikes! My Fly Guy pointed out that for stupid parents the directions clearly label which is the head and which is the body. I pointed out that they already know we are stupid because we bought the thing in the first place. Anyway, after the twist of a screwdriver and a few batteries, Butterscotch came to life and is now ready to make an appearance on Christmas morning. We all know that Butterscotch will be put out to pasture after tomorrow, but will hopefully delight a six-year-old child for the day. What the Fly Girl wants, the Fly Girl gets. Hmm... what was that I was saying about brainwashing?!

1 comment:

Mika Ryan said...

Where they really get you is, when they tell you not to worry, because Santa will bring it. Makes sane and rational people do stupid things.....like stand in line for hours to get the latest christmas must have.