Last year at Christmas, it was all about Buck. We tried to discourage Avery's interest by saying we had no place to hang it in our home. She pointed out an empty wall in the living room. We tried to rationalize by saying it was not a toy that developed her imagination to which she promptly imagined 101 odd uses for an animated deer head. Finally, throwing all truth aside, we asked her to think about how Santa might feel about bringing her a gift that represented the death of a deer, considering some of his best friends and helpers are "reindeer." To this she had no response, but she continued to ask for Buck for Christmas.
Then one weekend, she and Jim went to the mall to see Santa. She walked up to the gentleman, said her piece, got the candy cane and walked back to Jim. "Don't worry, Dad," she assured him. "I didn't say anything about Buck because I didn't want to hurt Santa's feelings."
So this year, thanks to early advertising and what must be a catchy jingle, she's asking for this.
Any suggestions?
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I am trying to imagine the mind of the person who created that toy? How do people think of things like that? Good luck, with those two options, the singing deer might be preferrable. I guess you could hope that the boaeating dragon isn't very heavy duty and it doesn't last long. I had a strawberry cookie jar from my mother-in-law that I hated but had to have out. I set it at the top of the basement stairs, went into the basement and called my dog. (I had a rambunctious beagle at the time.) That was the end of the cookie jar and I could honestly say I hadn't broken it. Freaky accidents happen. The moral of the story, it could be worse, she could be asking for a live animal.
Oh, dear!!! Perhaps the dragon isn't as costly as Buck?
Remember that singing fish from a few years ago? Billy Bass or some such nonsense? I think one of my coworkers brought one for the gift exchange!
Who thinks of these things, anyway??
I hope Angelo doesn't see this. He already has enough alligators/crocs.
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