All I Want For Xmas Is...
a complicated list of toys you'll need to search for and google for hours
Well, here we are - like it or not. It’s the holidays. I always feel like the surge of Christmas music, holiday ads, and general PRESSURE comes too early. Plus it makes Christmas seem so… desperate. It’s like someone hitting on you at a bar at 6 pm. Relax. Okay? We both know it’s going to happen, but let’s wait ‘til last call to keep it classy.
I love our Parenting is a Joke episode this week with the hilarious Jordan Carlos - he talks about losing his wallet in the lake on a family paddleboard outing, how to deal with my babysitter drinking beer on her shift, and why we should all be spending the holidays with HIS family. Check out this new episode HERE.
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Did your child write a very detailed wish list for their holiday presents? I received this one that includes quite a few things that I had no idea my son was interested in and others that I don’t even know what they are!
Other than having to figure out all of these particular book requests, the item that sticks out to me is 12. Gold-painted ring. I asked him about it, and he said that his friend has a ring and it's cool so he would like one and it should be REAL Gold paint.
I'm not sure when we graduated from ring pop to 14K Gold Plated jewelry, but I'm a little freaked out to get a child a nice piece of jewelry like a ring, which they are most certainly going to lose - and where does this "real gold" come from? Has he been listening to FOX News at night, sneaking it on his iPad? "Mom! Mom! Gold is the future! We need to make smart financial decisions and protect my wealth while hedging against inflation, and we both know the answer is to buy Gold.”
And in case you, like me, thought Darkwing Duck Negaduck had some misspellings in it - NOPE. That's an actual cartoon, comic, etc. - Darkwing Negduck is the exact opposite of Daffy Duck in every way... evil, nefarious, and dedicated to stealing lollipops from kids and not helping grandmas across the street!
What is on your kid's gift list? Throw it in the comments below!
And next week, we'll get highlights of our producers' kids' holiday lists. Spoiler alert: more Gold. GOLD IS APPARENTLY IN THE KID ZEITGEIST!
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Coming up on Parenting is a Joke, we have episodes with the astounding Dr. Emily Oster and Daily Show's Desi Lydic! Until next week - bah humbug.
Also count your blessings for the detailed list. Now that mine are teens they just shrug and say “I don’t know. Money?”
When my son was 4 he asked for “a real Batcave under the house” and “a jet pack”