The other day my 7-year-old asked me for the Easter Bunny’s email address so she could send him her gift wish list.
Am I the only parent whose child thinks that the Easter Bunny is Santa’s spring replacement?
What happened to kids getting dinky wicker baskets in a rainbow of pastel shades filled with hard-boiled eggs and a few Peeps?
That’s what the Easter Bunny brought me as a child.
It wasn’t until I was on the brink of teen-hood that the Bunny dug deep and gifted me with a few plastic eggs filled with quarters, plus a hollowed-out chocolate version of himself.
Compare that with my daughter’s wish list of Easter goodies which includes, but is not limited to:
*Ken My Cool Mini Cooper Convertible
*New Web Stinger Inline Skates
*The Brady Bunch Complete Series DVD Seasons 1-5
*A real horse
Not a single Peep on the entire list.
Why do I get the feeling that she is going to be in for a real shock come Easter Sunday?
Clearly, our Lenten prayer wasn’t exactly absorbed the way I had hoped.
Then again, can I really blame her for calling on Santa Bunny to deliver way more than a few colored eggs and some marshmallow chicks?
Have you strolled through the seasonal aisles at Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Kmart lately?
They are filled with stuffed animals, DVDs, video games, books and jewelry with specific directives to place the items in your child’s holiday basket in order to make it a “Hoppy Easter.”
Heaven help you should you decide to short-change your kid by filling his Easter basket with some simple chocolate goodies instead of cash-filled plastic eggs, Ninjago Spinjitzu Starter Sets and Easter-themed Squinkies.
And don’t get me started on those Incredible Hulk-sized hermetically sealed specialty baskets filled with gallons of lotions, bubble bath, body soaps, nail polish, and curling irons for girls and baseball bats, basketballs, football helmets and hockey sticks for boys.
How is the Easter Bunny able to haul all that loot without borrowing Santa’s sleigh?
What is the Bunny planning to bring your child on Sunday? Has Easter turned into Christmas Part 2 in your home?
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