I love love love children’s toys. And when I was a kid, I had a LOT of them. And I actually played with most of them on a regular basis. I mean, at seven years old, your job is to play with toys. And back then, we didn’t have 800 DVDs or 400 satellite channels to keep me occupied.

I was prone to Barbies, of course, but my favorites were the OLD FASHIONED Polly Pockets and Littlest Pet Shops. (I like the new Pet Shops, but I cannot express with enough disdain how much I hate those big bendy dress-up Polly Pockets they have now.)

But toys nowadays… man oh man, if I were 15 years younger. My kids are going to be completely lavished with mountains of toys on their birthdays, Christmas, Easter… hell, on any trip to Wal-mart. But it’s not that I want to spoil them. Oh, no, quite the contrary. I want these toys for MYSELF.

I mean, kids’ today get toys way WAY more awesome than they used to. I know some parents think Bratz are slutty, but I think they are absolutely adorable, and their clothes are so much better than Barbie’s or even those My Scene dolls. All these electronic handheld things for kids are amazing… not to mention the entire V Tech educational gaming system line. I LOVE THOSE GAMES. My niece and nephew have one, and the graphics may not be the best, but it really is fun.

I can just imagine how awkward it will be for Josh to come home and hear a voice coming from his daughter’s bedroom introducing the Cameron Bratz to the Chloe Bratz, opening the door only to see me, sitting on the floor in my pajamas… while the kids are at school.

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