I'm sitting here watching my boys go through the toys they got from their dad. He usually buys them the world and then sends it home (on the plane) stuffed in their duffel bags. This year one of the presents for my youngest was called "Speed Stackers." Have you heard of it? And if you have did you know you could get a trophy or award for stacking cups? I mean really, isn't that what the guys on the street corner do in big cities like New York? There's usually money involved with them. Do I really want my son learning about something that guys on the streets of NYC do?
It even came with a DVD to show you how to do it and what to do. And the person who shows you how....A 16 year old girl who's actually won trophy's and medals for Speed Stacking. I'm sitting here watching this amazed. It talks about how speed stacking can teach you hand-eye co-ordination and how to be more ambidextrous....Do I really want my 9 year olds dream in life to be a champion Speed Stacker?!
But all I can think about is those guys on the streets of New York. I'm picturing my sweet faced, lovable youngest child 10 years from now, in dirty clothes, standing on the streets of NYC with a cardboard box in front of him, yelling to people as they pass by "I bet you don't think I can stack these cups in 3 different pyramids in 10 seconds. Bet you ten bucks. Come on. It's only ten bucks!"
Usually it's the video games their dad sends home with them that I shake my head about...Or the hundreds of dollars spent by someone who whines all year about having absolutely NO money...Or the Lego projects that I know I'm going to have to help put together (not him)...But this time it's the cups. Oh I'm sorry, my mistake, the Speed Stackers.
Oh, how sweet, now both of my boys are practicing Speed Stacking. "Maybe," they say behind me as I type "One I'll be the Champion!"
It's enough to make a mother proud.
3 comments:
WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! Another post!
Loved it! Your sarcasm was dripping off every word. I've seen those Speed Stacker things. I actually considered buying some for Alex---for about a millisecond. Puh-lease, people! How much money are you paying for a set of plastic cups? Can't you buy those down at the dollar store?
Best of luck to D & S on the streets of NYC doing cup demos--and I'm not referring to intimate sports apparel.
Ditto Jules. Yay for another post!
I guess my champion kids can come compete against your champion kids because we got the same thing from my brother and SIL, who had us for Christmas. My SIL actually asked twice if there was a game we really liked and both times I told her how much we loved Cranium. So naturally she got us a set of Speed Stackers.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. I'm very grateful.
See you in NYC!
p.s You know who's right up there with Ex's when it comes to great gift-giving? Primary teachers. My 11-year-old daughter and her entire class got old-lady perfume from their teacher. I kid you not. We were in hysterics over it. It's like a white elephant gift gone bad. Literally.
So...it's been a year now. Are you going to post again?
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