ESPN's Britt McHenry is Not Nice....

Years ago, took the whole crew up to Texas Motor Speedway for the June Indycar race. Tried to distract both DaughterQuants as we walked by the Build-A-Bear trailer (yes, they actually had a trailer and a Jimmie Johnson themed bear).

I failed. There went $50!

 

That's better than what Chef might do to them.

 

Mine has a Build-a-Bear collecting dust somewhere. She was very young when we made it--probably two or younger--but she hasn't expressed any interest in building another one. Which is fine, since she has 17,000 stuffed animals in her room as it is.

 

We're four American Girl dolls in, and the oldest has been eyeballing a fifth. Shitfuck.

 

Between bears and Beanie Babies (or whatever those stuffed cats are called) and squishies, we could stock a toy aisle.

But at least she’s really into Scooby Doo movies now. So that’s a nice Friday night. Better than the Frozen year.

 

The Frozen year (and the Paw Patrol year) are measured in dog years here. Neither shows any signs of abating anytime soon.

 

Just wait for My Little Pony. It’s coming, BYH.

 

Haha she already has a plastic one that she likes to sleep with. It's probably the gateway drug.

 

Paw Patrol/PJ Masks/Beauty and the Beast Epoch is in full swing. For my son, it's The Gruffalo Year.

 

3.5 year-old daughter:

• Some Netflix cartoon called Miraculous with Ladybug Girl and Cat Noir.
• Another Netflix cartoon about three secret mermaids, called H20 or something.
• Mix in some P.J. Masks, Shopkins, and random PBS shows (Wild Kratts! Ready Jet Go!)

18-month-old son has discovered Elmo. So that's cute.

 

You gotta be a good enough salesman to get her onto the "Our Generation" line from Target. It's a middle-class American Girl, and has worked wonders for my little diva.

 

HB was TSP without the sense of humor.