We don’t give in to fads much around here.
Whether it’s because my kids don’t watch a ton of tv, so they don’t see the commercials, or because they honestly don’t care what other people are wearing, doing, saying, buying, I don’t know.
However, the end result is that we’ve been able to escape the fads that seem to rush through the kids schools and groups of friends.
That being said, this time around, I’ve got a girl who will be 9 next week who is very into these “Silly Bands.”
Basically, they are rubber band bracelets that are shaped like animals.
Monkey Girl had these years ago. Had we known they would explode into a fad, all these years later, perhaps we would have held on to them, but who has that kind of foresight?
Not us.
Anyway, she’s been talking about these silly bands, dropping hints here and there.
She’s not the kind of kid to say “I have to have these or I’ll simply DIE, mother!”
Instead, we get “Hmmm…it sure would be nice to be looking at a silly band on my wrist right about now.”
Subtle.
The problem was, Real Man and I had no idea where to buy these things.
So, I dedicated a recent Facebook status to asking the question where they could be bought.
Apparently, everyone knew what I was talking about, and had many suggestions.
In the end, Real Man happened to stumble across them at the pharmacy and bought a pack.
And, being the girl that she is, when he brought them home, Monkey Girl immediately gave a band to each of her brothers, and pulled out four more to share with her friend and three siblings, to who’s house she was going for a playdate.
Love. That. Girl.
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