For some, it is a tradition. For those of us who are older and wiser - it's just crazy! This morning, my e-mail was flooded with 2 full pages of messages like the above. Why would anyone want to get up in the middle of the night and stand in line for hours when they can sit at the kitchen table, basking in a ray of sunshine, with a cup of coffee and not worry about how long the check out line is! The line outside Toys R Us was a mile long (it said so on the news!). Parents seeking the 'gotta have' toys should think about this: what is a child more likely to remember down the road? The 'gotta have' toy or the memory of spending time with a busy parent? Do something special today. Take a photo of both of you. Put it in a frame where your child will see it every day. Talk about it. Memories last longer than toys....and they are so easy to create! Plus they're free!
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