So...here we are....

Just needed some place in which I could jot down random thoughts and such. Love Facebook but just not the place for some of what I want to say, so here we are.....

My daughter decided that she had to have a "Sponge Bob" backpack for school. I looked it over, and saw that in reality-world (a place my kids don't seem to like or understand) this back pack would not work well. The straps were flimsy, there was very little room for books and such (yeah, the important stuff) and it just didn't seem like spending $17 on it was worth it. Of course, she melted down, yelled at me in Target, grabbed the "ugly purple" (her words) back pack and stormed off.

I truly do not understand:

1. Seriously, yelling at my parents never got me what I wanted.
2. Why is it so important for kids these days to have to look "cool?"
3. Why do kids these days always want the crap stuff instead of the functional-lasts-forever stuff?

Ugh.

Needless to say......she did not get the Sponge Bob back pack, nor did she have to accept the "ugly purple" back pack.....

because...

I walked out of Target, straight to the car with my money and dignity intact.

Parent 1

Kid 0

.......nite