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But I Neeeeeeeeeed It
Salon published an interview this weekend with a woman who has written a book about how parents today are incredible slaves to the marketplace and how we should know not to want to get toys that beep for our children. Did we really need to hear about this in a book called Parenting Inc.?
Not at all, really. Is this a cautionary tale? Are people too dumb to know that, yes, they have toys in the house that beep and need batteries? Do books like this really work to re-train people who are subject to bouts of (or even lifestyles of) excess? In my case they make me want to go out and celebrate flashing beeping toys without shame, but I wouldn't for many reasons, not the least of which being the fact that I'm rather prone to migraine (and my sleep deprived state pretty much puts me on the edge of the migraine precipice constantly these days).
I'm not a fan of leading statements, because they're annoying attention-grabbing gestures that are usually anticlimactic anyway, but I'm going to make one now. If you're really interested in this sort of stuff and have an even mildly well developed sense of irony, wait a few months for something that will suit your purposes much better.
You heard a whisper here first.
posted by Elise at 8:12 AM
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