WIFE: We should take Ava to the American Girl store and see if she likes anything. We don’t have to buy something, we’ll just look!
ME (internally): Oh yeah, sure. We’ll just go and ‘look’. I’ve been down this road before.
DEAR MILITARY, SEND THE PREDATOR DRONES TO STRIKE ME DOWN AT THE LOS ANGELES GROVE SHOPPING COMPLEX. SPARE NO ONE.
Even if the armed forces can’t take me out, fifty different dolls at $100 a clip, plus accessories, outfits, a salon to get their hair done and lunch certainly will. Who in the hell eats lunch with a doll anyway?
ME (externally): That sounds like a great idea babe!
Jill Wheeler says
I wanted to get Sophie one of those dolls too and another one for my niece for Christmas. But since both girls are only 2 years old, I decided to get them the Bitty Twins instead!
joanie says
Haahaaahaa go with it DOA ….kind of like you and your son hitting the sports stores over the next few years!
CHIP says
It IS funny. I get stressed when the women in my life decide it is OK for them to leave me, unsupervised, with two or three grand daughters, depending on where they are going for “only a little while” only to have them show up HOURS later. I love the grand kids, but there are things that only “mommy” or “gramma” can do.
The American Girl phenomenon is Crazy. So is Build-A-Bear. I refuse to go with all of my might. Many times I still end up there, “to only look!” Yeah, right!
Really enjoyed the read – keep it up
DC Urban Dad says
Fake an illness stat!
Carol says
OMG! Too freakin funny! Adrian, I work with your “Aunt Susan” and she showed us your blog. Needless to say work halted while I read aloud your stuff. I STILL can’t breathe!!! FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY. Love your stuff and will be buying the book. I also told Susan she needs to tell me the next show you write for…..I will DEFINITELY be watching.
Good Luck with the blog, baby boy, Ava and everything!
Adam says
A conversation very similar goes through my head when my wife tells me how long we’ll be somewhere. “Okay, she said 30 minutes, carry the 1, so…3 hours.”
Pop says
I hope in that picture, you’re whispering into Ava’s ear: “Ava, see these dolls? These dolls HATE (Insert her favorite cartoon character here). And if I buy you one, one of the (favorite cartoon characters) will die.”
Father of Five says
Try having TWO daughters into American Girl Doll stuff…
I have third, fourth, and fifth mortgage papers ready for each trip they make to the American Girl Doll Store…
Glen says
Oh man, American Girl is dangerous. Never mind eating with a doll, how about having to bring one there to get it’s hair done?
Still, it can be a nice day out with the little princess.
Enjoy American Girl. It won’t take long until they want to shop at Justice and get an iPod!