{"id":2242,"date":"2010-08-20T08:21:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T13:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2010-08-19T08:36:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T13:36:29","slug":"how-she-entered-our-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/how-she-entered-our-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How she entered our home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am judgmental about certain stuff and one of them is addiction seen in little kids &#8211; to princess, fairy, Dora, and everything else of that genre. It is quite scary\/upsetting for me to see little children seriously hooked on to these. I know at some stage it is inevitable and my little girl will end up addicted to one or the other but I seriously hope the day never comes.<\/p>\n<p>I have tried my hardest to stop exposing her to these. I try to limit calling her &#8220;my princess&#8221;. No cartoons on TV however easy it might make my life. Just imagine how much easier life will be if she sits down for 10 minutes while I do the dishes or grab a bite to eat with Dora as a baby sitter. But I am really scared to get her hooked on too young.<\/p>\n<p>I have been good in not picking up toys\/food\/other baby gear sporting famous characters. I try and as I said it is probably a wasted battle. Addiction comes from peers and fades as quickly as the next. But I hear kids say,<em> I will talk to xyz after Dora <\/em>or stuff like<em> I am busy do not disurb me when watching TV<\/em> gives me hebe jebes.<\/p>\n<p>But slowly but surely Dora has entered our home &#8211; a ball, an inflatable, a guitar &#8211; come on toy makers quit promoting these stuff. Scooby Do is also in residence. Kuttyma is still not sure who\/what Dora is I refuse to mention the D name in front of her &#8211; instead I say &#8220;the girl&#8221; and let her play with her inflatable Dora but the day is not too far and can you tell I am scared &#8211; Scared of the mighty Dora invasion?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am judgmental about certain stuff and one of them is addiction seen in little kids &#8211; to princess, fairy, Dora, and everything else of that genre. It is quite scary\/upsetting for me to see little children seriously hooked on to these. I know at some stage it is inevitable and my little girl will end up addicted to one or the other but I seriously hope the day never comes. I have tried my hardest to stop exposing her to these. I try to limit calling her &#8220;my princess&#8221;. No cartoons on TV however easy it might make my life. Just imagine how much easier life will be if she sits down for 10 minutes while I do the dishes or grab a bite to eat with Dora as a baby sitter. But I am really scared to get her hooked on too young. I have been good in not picking up toys\/food\/other baby gear sporting famous characters. I try and as I said it is probably a wasted battle. Addiction comes from peers and fades as quickly as the next. 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