a few hours to spare...

So I miscalculated the time of my final this morning.  Don't worry, I miscalculated in a good way, I thought it was at 8:00, but instead it's at 1:30.

Since I was already showered, dressed, and makeuped I decided to call the ONLY person who is awake before 8am on a Saturday... yes, my mother.

She has decided to once again open her kitchen as the Christmas baking headquarters, so I'm going over to help...

Usually I'm never up this early, especially on a weekend...  So I turned on the tv and to my great luck (lol) the Bratz doll show was on.  Did you see my added quote to the left?  If not...

"That's, like, totally unfair!"

I just have to ask, how do you mothers of girls keep a straight face?  I was busting up over this, I think the context was the mom asked the daughter to do something/a chore.

Last weekend I was introduced to the real Bratz thing for the first time.  I say the "real" thing because the ladies on NSBR at 2peas are always debating about these poor misspelled play things.  My mom's nurse's daughter is 4 and was dying for a Bratz pillow and doll... Checking out the girls aisle at Target, the aisle that used to be filled with Barbies and Polly Pockets (what happened) had now been higjacked by these, these... dolls?  Yes, because they look like a cross between an adult animation toy and Barbie on crack.  We picked out a yellow pillow with a HUGE Bratz face on it and a "baby bratz" doll to go with.  Have you ever seen a real baby with enough weave to rivals Rupunzels?  She had a cut off top and shorts on with "real" jewelery and some really hot hair.

Now I do want to give them mad props for diversity.  That is great, and I'd like to see other toys follow suit.  The sad part of this is, if I was a five year old girl, I am positive I'd have Bratz all over my Christmas list.  I would of been fascinated!  (Who isn't though?)

That being said, I don't think I'll ever be the same again.  What will the future Anthropologists and Historians say about us?

Comments

[Carmen]

My Daughter, Leilani, simply adores them! She has a whole collection of them too. And of course there are some on her CHristmas wish list. Now why some moms get all tied up in knots is beyond me. What I always say is....THEY ARE DOLLS PEOPLE!!!! LOL The show is a hoot!

[Jay]

Category: "trying to be political."HAHAHAH!!!!!! OMG!!!!! Those bratz dolls, what's there to say really?

[Lisa Brown]

I have to admitt, that if I can keep Lily from knowing what those are forever, it wouldn't be a bad thing :). I guess what I really mean is, there are so many things out there in the world bombarding our children today, that if I can keep her sweet, innocent, and a child for most of her childhood, then I'll be happy.

[Kristin]

I'm so glad I'm a mom of boys! I would just freak out about stuff like this! Even some of the Barbies are just bizarre freaky looking!