Get your head out of the gutter … this is a parenting blog ya know.
I used to think how great it would be to have a girl (who am I kidding, I still think that), don't get me wrong, I am a PROUD Dude Mom. I love my boys to the core, but at times I think about how nice it would be to have a little girl too. I often rant and rave about how difficult it is to find clothes for my boys when I'm out shopping because there is always a plethora of girls clothes. I mean it's really crazy sometimes how hard it is to shop for my dudes.
Then I look over to the girls department and there are literally racks and racks full of options and I think if I had a girl I would have found so many cute things to buy already.
Until this weekend.
M was going to a birthday party for one of the little girls in his class and I, after denouncing Clueless Dad's girl toy picking abilities, went to a local variety store to pick out a present.
What an ordeal.
Chic Moms ... yes you, I appreciate you. You are awesome. I mean this, really.
You have your work cut out for you. When I pick out toys for boys, its quite simple really, things that go vroom are automatic winners. Things that collapse, a definite second, anything sports related, and of course tools.
Washing machine toy
Ironing board and iron toy
The classic scary looking doll baby
The inappropriately dressed big head doll
The toy sink with dishes
Granted this was not a "big name" store so I am aware the choices were limited, but come on, this is what toymakers are coming up with?
I was in this store deliberating over these toys like I was on the OJ jury. It was a headache to say the least. Now this was just a school friend but as a Mom I couldn't in clear conscience just buy any crap and call it a gift. Finally, I stumbled across a mini snow cone maker that I thought would be cute. By the time I left the store, two things were clear:
1. I knew nothing about little girls
2. chic moms are awesome
because boys are much easier to shop for … when it comes to toys.
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