Every year, right around Thanksgiving, I ask the girls for their Christmas lists. I'm not sure why. I start shopping in July/August, so it's actually kind of a waste of their time. If i'm finished by October, and nothing I purchased is on their list, then they're out of luck. I'm mean like that. On Christmas morning, when they say, "Santa didn't get me anything that's on my list!" I'll generally follow up with something to the likes of, "That's because you were bad/don't help me clean/chew with your mouth open." Kidding. Kind of.
So, here's The Munch's list. Notice how some is handwritten, then there's the 'ol cut and paste method. Speaking of cut and paste--notice how most of that is from Justice. I hate that store. I hope they all burn down. We also have some index cards added into the mix. Nice.
A. Cut and pasted from the "American Girl" catalog. This catalog is mean. It's pages and pages of items for your overpriced AG dolls. All of these things can be bought at Target for much less money--although, they won't be AG brand. Therefore, your AG cannot POSSIBLY sit in the hair salon chair. And WHY does your doll need a salon anyways?? Let's be honest here--all the dolls end up in a pile in the corner, naked, with ratty hair.
B. Cut and pasted from an educational toy catalog.
- First, there is a sewing machine. Let me tell you, right now, she doesn't own one, but by the massive amounts of scraps all over my office floor, you would think she does. She can use mine.
- Under that, is a ribbon. WHY? She can just use one of the scraps on the floor and wave that around.
- There's also some kind of a "see your garden grow" kit. We HAVE a REAL, full-size garden in the backyard. She wasn't interested in watching that shit grow, so why would she want to watch a few carrots growing in a box? No.
- Walkie-talkies: She and her sister have iPhones so they can text each other from the horrid distance between upstairs and downstairs. Plus, these probably need batteries, which means, they'll work for 2 hours, then they'll sit in the junk drawer for 2 years, waiting for new batteries, until I throw them away. Of course, that will be after she removes the double-As from every remote in our house.
- A see-through bird house. Do birds seriously use this? Let's think about it--birds build nests in trees because they're shielded and safe. Why would a bird think, "Hey, there's a random house in the wide open...great place to start a family!"
- Some kind of "put-paint-on-a-piece-of-paper-and-spin-it-around-really-fast-so-it-makes-pictures" thing. That toy got checked off the list when I saw that it involved paint and spinning.
- Yeah, that's an ATM machine. The only reason she wants this, is because she thinks it comes with real money.
- Glow pad: She had one several years ago. She liked it so much, she doesn't even remember she had it. Nope. Not going for round 2.
- A candy claw machine. hahahahaaa!! haaaaaa!!! Wait, let me stop laughing....NO. She's gotta be kidding. I asked her where she would keep that: "In my room," she said. I think not.
- The Snoopy Snow Cone Machine--I'm torn on this. I had one; I loved it. Because seriously...it made snowcones...what's not to like? Well, i'll tell ya: Do you remember how much work it took to make ONE snowcone?? And by the time you had enough 'snow', half of it was melted already, so you ended up with really cold koolaid. And your arm hurt from trying to turn the damned handle, the snow never looked like the picture, and you'd always skin your knuckles trying to clear the grinder of stuck ice cubes. We'd get this, she'd begin to use it, then ask to go get Hawaiian Shaved Ice because Snoopy Snowcones suck. It's like I can read her mind.
- Is that a 'build a hamburger' game??? WHY?
- A make-up kit: Deep sigh. This kid loves make up. LOVES IT. I have to worry about her. I'm guessing that this makeup is crap. It probably smells like fake roses, too. And it always comes in crappy colors. I don't need a 10-year old walking around with bright green eyeshadow and glittery lipstick. Smelling like a Walgreens perfume aisle.
- A mermaid tail--This is confusing--is this a way to drown your kid? Don't mobsters use shit like this? You're basically tying the kid's feet together, then throwing them in the pool. Guess she'd really have to use her arms...it would give her good upper-body strength...i'll think about it.
- Two bows and arrows. Tell me she wouldn't end up shooting her sister and/or the cat. I'm not ready to hear, "Moooooommmmm!!! Ca-LAIRE shot me with an arrow!!!!"
- A cash register. See list B, bullet 7.
- A carnivorous plant kit. It's all fun and games until she finds out she has to feed it dead flies. She won't like that. Plus, i've seen the movie, "The Fly." Hell to the no.
- Overpriced clothes that were made in Indonesia. She must have EVERYTHING that says, "Gymnast." Pants? Check. Shirt? Check. Random white-board that will end up under her bed? Check. And is that a flat iron? What the hell. The kid doesn't even have any hair. That also looks like a coconut...not sure. I'll buy her a coconut. As long as I don't have to buy it from Justice.
I'm just going to pick out my favorites. THESE are the types of lists i like--the handwritten, scribbly ones. And, i'm not going to correct her spelling...
8. Home Depot work shop: Is she going to set this by her nursery that she has in her room for her babies? "Hey kids, take a nap, then we'll build a birdhouse--that you can see through, because Santa didn't bring me one."
11. Big pillow that looks like mommy: Awwww....she's the sweetest kid. I do, however, have a feeling that one day, my dried corpse will end up in a rocking chair at Clairey's house. I'm tempted to get this--but have it made with a picture of me when I wake up. No make up, mismatched jammies, and a mohawk. She'd probably love it.
12. Big pillow that looks like bell: "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast. This kid still loves princesses.
13. Big pillow that looks like all the disney princesses (sepret pillows): Screw you people, I want #alltheprincesses
14. American Girl stuff: See my AG rant above.
15. American Girl Sage: UGH. WHHHHYYYYYY????
Notice the pasted cut-outs on this list--more American Girls stuff. And see the red list below? All AG stuff. That little red list, in and of itself, represents around $1k. It's probably in red because i'll have to sell my own blood to afford it.
One day, I will miss this. I will. I do love that she wants toys, but notice how she threw 'gift cards' in there, too. Stinker.
What are your kids asking for?
[Note: Not reread for editing. I just don't care right now. This thing has been sitting in my draft folder for 2 weeks.]
4 comments:
This is brilliant. Thank you, and sorry. Hahaha.
My kid is an 18 year old boy. He wants a new sound system for the jeep, a hockey or Looney tunes necktie since their high school team has to dress up on game day, a Rick Riordan book, a new gaming computer, and finally, cash. Boys are easy, their toys are expensive when they get to be teens.
My kiddos only watch recorded shows (I fast forward through the commercials), don't go to school, and are super saturated with items from Nana, and other family... so they want candy for Christmas... I told them they could have oranges too, and they were thrilled. M got specific and asked for gum, and I urged C to ask for chips because he loves those. But then I was reading the Night Before Christmas, and she spotted a baby carriage.. not a stroller... she wants one of those, and a new baby to go with it. Also when we got a new box of Honey Nut Cherios, she noticed an advertisement for a Barbi Camper... ARG. While our budget is as tight as ever, I'm the one with an out of control wish list this year. I wanted to get her a Barbi that looked like her, and the only one I could find was the $40 Holiday Collectible that looks like the brunette on Glee. I took M to the store, and she was not into that, she preferred a mermaid doll that cost less than $10. C man (so soon after his birthday) when prodded can not think of a thing he wants, so I want to get him a bike, a fishing rod, a full Karate "outfit," the $30 tractor he was playing with at the store, and so on, and so on. For M, I'd love to get her an Ariel outfit, more makeup, more princess clothes, a new tea set, and so on. BUT I say Santa gives each child one present, and then try to focus them on giving to others. I need to step-up our volunteerism game. Yowza that's hard. Soup kitchen, here we come.
This is awesome. She put some work into that! I don't understand why my Jenna wants an American Girl doll either...or how she even knows what that is.
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