Today Stephanie stayed home from school with a cold. She had been up a lot at night, unable to sleep because of her stuffy nose. I've never given the kids cold medicine (I don't take any myself), but I might've considered it last night if I'd had any on hand! She was so miserable. Anyhow, she didn't feel too bad this morning, but she was certainly tired and sniffly, so I figured she could miss a day. That gave her a chance to have a bath with Julie, which is a rare treat.
Lauren had bought Julie a new bath toy starring her favorite TV
character, Dora, along with her cousin Diego and Boots the monkey. As
you can see, Dora has swim wings, Diego has a life vest, and Booth has
swim wings and a life preserver. The set also came with a little boat, and a slide that goes into a pool (hence the arms in the permanent "wheee!" position).
So here's my question: Why on earth would they make a swimming toy in
which the characters immediately go face-down in the water? Didn't any
of the geniuses in the marketing department think to test them in the water? (Needless to say, this never occurred to Julie, and she loves playing with her pals! Although when she and Steph were talking about their bath later on, Steph said, "And remember when Mom took a picture of Dora, Diego, and Boots drowning?")
Who does test these things and what are they thinking? Yes, they are definitely drowning.
Posted by: Margaret | December 16, 2004 at 08:28 PM
Oh, come on. Dora and Diego are practicing the "Dead Man's Float" to conserve energy and Boots is trying to swim for sunken treasure, but he's got that darn ring stuck to his bottom. Just kidding. It is rather appalling. Why not make them like the rest of the figurines that just sink to the bottom?!
Posted by: Susan W. | December 17, 2004 at 01:35 AM
I agree about the toys...The picture, my best gift of the month!
Posted by: Laura | December 17, 2004 at 01:10 PM