Back to School Ads in Today's Paper Make Kids Freak Out
Back to School Ads in Today's Paper Make Kids Freak Out
Ah, the Sunday paper. My favorite time is to read the paper cover to cover with an endless cup of coffee. I've trained my kids not to bug me during this time unless there's blood gushing or broken bone protruding from the skin...that's how seriously I take my Sunday paper.
Today's paper was a little thicker than normal...must be camping or vacation ads. The glossy sheets always slip out and fall on the floor and today was no exception. I flip up the foot rest on my recliner and get ready to read. All of the sudden, a collective "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" fills the room. My fifteen and almost-thirteen year old are looking at the floor with a horrified expression...
I follow their zombie gaze and see that the glossy ads are all about back-to-school products. Ads for backpacks, protractors, pens, pencils and notebooks for 10 cents each litter the floor with happy, smiling kids modeling these products looking back at them.
"But...it's only July!" says my girl.
"This SUCKS!" says my boy.
"Woo-hoo!" say me and my husband while doing a high five and practically a jig of joy.
"It's...it's...July," stutters the girl again while walking towards her room.
"I'm going outside to play - away from THAT," says the boy.
I'm alone with my paper again. I reach down and grab the Target ad...hmmmm...notebooks for 10 cents each? That's a good deal!
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It's a fair trade-off (from a parenting perspective). We are going to get bombarded with "shop early for Christmas and save" advertising as soon as the kids are back in school anyway and have to explain to them why we can't make Santa Claus get here faster.
I think that it's pretty funny. I guess it's safe to say that they won't pick up a newspaper for the remainder of their summer!
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