My less than tactful (albiet incredible) hubby

[Justice2]

Ok, here's the deal. I have an 8 year old that received this "tent" thingy for christmas. It's this three in one thing that goes from sleeping bag to "day bed" to tent. Well she was trying to set it up the other day in the tent fashion and it kept collapsing on her (very, very light, so no harm done) and she comes and asks us to help her to get it right. So we all go into her room and try and try to make this thing stand upright. It was no use. It kept collapsing. Dd wants to know why and my husband says "Honey, I am going to say this the easiest way that I know how......People today make crap...crappy toys. They don't care about the children all they care about is the money that they make." And poof, I have a heartbroken 8 year old that asks me, almost daily, why people don't care about the children that they make the toys for.....so now what do I do?

[grisandole]

Awwwwwwww...........poor thing! I think this is a great opportunity to educate her about how many companies don't care about anything but the bottom dollar; and let her know that quality things cost more....etc.

Kristi

[anothermama]

:LOL

OH my goodness!!!!!!!!!

Your DH sure is somethin' else!!!

In regards to your DD...what *I* would say is something like "Only *SOME* peole just care about money.....there are still plenty of other good people out there who DO care about kids and moms and everyone else". Keeping the focus of "people who dont care about kids".


good luck

[lorijds]

Uhhh, if anything breaks in our house, even my five year old will look at it and say "Oh well, it's plastic crap from China."

And we've talked about child labor, and the fact that in places like China coroporations pay people very little to work at these factories, making crappy toys that they themselves will never be able to afford. And that's why we try not to buy those toys, but when we do, or when we receive them as gifts, we need to honor the work of the person who made it by treating it well and playing with it appropriately. (as in, don't throw the horse repeatedly in the pool, then jump on it. It wasn't made to withstand that. And put it back when you are freakin done with it!).

So, Justice2, your husband would fit right in in our family!
Lori

[TiredX2]

Well, I would try to do two lessons w/one rotten tent as the case is

One, teach her how to complain. Help her write a letter, make a phone call, send an email, whatever to the company explaining her problem. If you know where it is from, help her take it back.

Two, she'll have to learn that the picture is not always as good as the reality. DD *always* wanted the barbie pool sets--- until she found out that what comes in the box is the pool ONLY. No barbies, no music, no nothing like that. We talk about how what businesses are trying to do is make money, so they often make something look better than it is!

Good luck,
Kay

[sweet tea]

poor baby! yes...take the opportunity to write a letter together to the company and show her the mechanics of corporate customer service!

[Justice2]

Did I mention that it's a DISNEY product....

[Embee]

Sorry about your DD. Don't you just want to scream when they open a toy, fall in love with it and you can see already that it's going to be a complete bust?? It drives me mad.

Oh! How many times I've bitten my tongue before saying what your DH did, so VERY well I might add! Mainly, I bite my tongue because my ILs are always the ones who get him the toys that break and fall apart--after he's fallen in love with them of course. *sigh* And the thing is, he didn't really need another truck, thank you. Particularly one that has a wired remote control. He's 3 for goodness sakes! : It seems everything ILs give him (their intentions are good of course), either breaks or it's for a child much older and it frustrates DS to no end. ACK!

Alas, it's sooooo true. So much crap. So much carnage! So many tears. Next time, just buy us a pad of construction paper and some glue. I could make better toys with those two items!