Easter on Crack

I'm back! Did you miss me? Sometimes, believe it or not, I run out of things to say. I know, it sounds crazy. I found myself starting a blog post for my birthday and it sound whiny and self-centered, like I was fishing for compliments and wanting you, my loyal readers, to tell me how awesome I was. Then I was going to write about how I hate going to the gym so you guys would tell me that I really don't have to. But who wants to read that? We're all busy. We all know we need to exercise more. Blah, blah, lazy, blah.

So, let's talk about holidays and how completely out of control they've gotten. If you're a parent of a small child, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It used to be that on Easter, you got a basket and it was filled with candy and you were happy. Peeps, chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, these were stuff of Easter. Now, there are entire aisles of Easter crap at Target. Eggs filled with everything you can imagine. Pre-made baskets that are three feet tall. Inserts in the paper with sales on toys like it was Christmas. And as the offerings grow, the expectations of our kids grow as well. They see more, they want more. Well, guess what, mine aren't getting more. If it can't fit in their Easter basket, they ain't getting it.

St. Patrick's Day is completely out of hand. Since when did leprechauns leave green pee in toilets and little footprints all over the house? When has it ever been a good idea to promote mischief and mayhem on the part of imaginary beings, let alone children? Why are teachers helping to spread this craziness? I mean, honestly, St. Patrick's Day is an adult holiday. It's OURS, we OWN it. Now go build your own leprechaun trap, mommy's busy doing an Irish Car Bomb shot.

Take a step back and think about your own childhood. Remember making Valentines at home to give to your friends at school? Remember making little mail boxes to put them in? I do too. Do you remember your mother putting together a goody bag for every kid filled with candy and dollar store trinkets? Neither do I. When did a simple gesture of giving someone a Valentine become insufficient? Sigh...

No we'll go to the community Easter Egg Hunt this weekend and the girls will wear pretty dresses. They'll get a little egg hunt home as well, because that's fun. Watching them look all over the house for hidden eggs is fun. Thinking that Easter is just like Christmas, that's insane. As the saying goes, "Crack kills." Let's not try and take it down a notch, shall we?

Happy Easter/Passover everyone.