Conversation with a 9yo..

Attitude King : Mom!! Guess what??! Guess what I did?!



Me : hmmm... cleaned your room?? Made you bed? Put away your laundry?



(I know, stretch for sure but it doesn't hurt does it?)



Attitude King : Moooooooooooooooom. :huff: Nooooo, I beat Starfox! Ha ha I'm the first one to beat it! WOOHOO ME!!!



Me: Wow , that's great A. King! Drama Queen and Daddy Chaos will be soo jealous!



A few minutes later I walked into the playroom and oddly Attitude King is still sitting there playing Starfox.. The game he just won.. Naturally this baffles me..



So I ask him - I thought you beat that game??



The response baffles me just as much.. Must be an almost 10yo boy thing?



Attitude King : I did ! I just decided to start all over at the beginning again.. Duh.

No toys this year!

I don't know about you, but I am practically petrified of buying toys this year for Christmas. If you look in the news all that seems to be showing up is how China is screwing up everyone's toys. First the lead episode with millions of toys that practically everyone seems to have in their houses.

Now the newest? Australia is recalling their toy of the year (Bindeez Beads) because it has been found to contain a chemical that the body converts to a very powerful DATE RAPE drug.. Come on people, WTF? Where is was this toy manufactured you might ask? Yup, China.. What the hell is going on here? One or two small screwups, ok sure. double check your toys for recalls.. But how in the HELL does a date rape drug get accidentally put into a child's toy?? According to my yahoo researching, 3 children have been hospitalized so far.. I'm just disgusted, terrified to buy new toys and wanting to go kick some major idiot a$$ of whoever is responsible for this! That's it, my kids are getting clothes for Christmas!

** Edited to add- I found another link that confirms my suspicions.. These same beads (called Aqua Dots here in the US) are also being recalled here as well! 2 US kids have been hospitalized along with the 3 Aussie kids.. Ugh.. What is the world coming to?!