Buying my hypothetical kids hypothetical toys...

If I ever have kids, I'm going to be one of those mothers. No plastic (or limited plastic...European plastic only). A friend linked, on Facebook, to a listing of 15 horrible toys for Christmas. Including a pole-dancing doll, a cleaning trolley, and a game that electrocutes you! (although I do know a couple people I wouldn't mind giving the last to... I'm a nice person, I'm not a saint!)

What I'd love to see in toys:

More free play. Toys now are sold in kits to build certain things and certain things only. Lego is now sold in such specific kits, its not just a big box of lego anymore. And can we talk about Barbie, please? Can Barbie get a real job? One that isn't a vet assistant or selling fast food? What happened to the glamorous Barbie? Or the one who was going to be an astronaut? Or in the Navy? And there's only one Ken now....its Wedding Sparkle Groom. Ok, yes, Ken always looked slightly gay, but at least he was around and had a couple different incarnations (and he slept around a lot too, at least with my Barbies). But the thing was, we didn't have these ultra-structured playset things... Now it seems that everything has one purpose, goes together one way, and play is losing that sense of exploration....

So, I'm sick...

Right before Tech week starts. Le Sigh.

This is the problem with being single...sometimes you just don't realise you need one more day of being sick... or have someone to bring you tea, soup, meds.... Someone needs to start a rent-a-mom place where you can hire someone to come over and give you TLC....

I feel bad too because I'd wanted to help out on the set, and didn't manage that...I got sick about two weeks ago, and then basically relapsed because I didn't give myself that one extra day of quiet....

*sigh*

Oh well, back to beddy bye.... if anyone wants to, they can be an angel and bring me soup... I will love you forever.