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I first noticed it with more and more 'realistic' baby dolls targeted at girls. Dolls that cry like a real baby, make noises, have wakeup timers, etc… totally u

by po 13y ago

I first noticed it with more and more 'realistic' baby dolls targeted at girls. Dolls that cry like a real baby, make noises, have wakeup timers, etc… totally unnecessary. After that, I just couldn't stop seeing it in other toys. But thinking back to my childhood, it was the simpler, more abstract toys that I remember. Hell, I still remember that cardboard box our kitchen stove was delivered in that I turned into a tank. That lasted like a month and it was just a bunch of cardboard. Good luck on being a father. Remember that probably 90% of what kids need is consistency and love and you don't have to think that part through much at all. :-)

skore 13y ago
> Hell, I still remember that cardboard box our kitchen stove was delivered in that I turned into a tank. I was just talking about the Siri Teddy with my wife when this came up - More often than not, the box that something came in was a lot more interesting than the thing itself. And when somebody in the family got new shoes, getting the shoebox was heaven. I vividly remember being upset a couple of times because my parents forgot to bring home the box when they got new shoes. Oh the things we built(/d) from cardboard boxes. That's what life is all about.