I swore I'd never use the phrase "because this is my house and I make the rules" - that didn't last long :(
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Scoffield II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: I swore I'd never be one of "those" parents good man. i swore i would never say or paraphrase "this hurts me more than it hurts you" On 2/9/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, you know the type, the parent who will stand in line for hours or > get up at the crack of dawn just to get their child a toy. I've > always said, no toy is that important, my child will just get > something similar.......Well, that philosophy went out the window > whenever my child said she wanted the "Magic of Pegasus Barbie Magical > Cloud Kingdom". It didn't help that this toy is being phased out for > the next Barbie iteration. I must have called over 20 stores, visited > at least 6 Wal-marts, 4 Targets, and 3 ToysRus stores. > > Alas, my quest has ended as I know have a "Magic of Pegasus Barbie > Magical Cloud Kingdom" in my grubby little hands. So, how do I feel > about myself now? I couldn't be more proud. I know as soon as my > daughter opens it up that she's going to have a smile as big as Texas > and I'll know that it was worth every bit of effort. > > > > -- > "aeteti yeah, do you seeyea, ooohohohn neh I don wanta seh, yeh nah, I > don wanna seh", Pearl Jam, "Yellow Ledbetter" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196540 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
