Never say never
NS August 20th, 2008
I did three things today that I swore I would never do:
1) I took TNC to the mall to watch those supremely annoying automated bears that dance and sing that they put out to entertain the kids in the summer and during Christmas time
2) I then took her to McDonald’s for lunch where she had chicken nuggets for the first time. At least they’re real chicken meat now, unlike when I was a kid and they were made of lord-knows-what
3) I bought something off of a guy selling stuff on the street
What can I say? It must be a combination of the crappy weather, the final month of pregnancy and boredom. It was totally worth it though, on all counts. Well, except for the bears. I might be having nightmares about them tonight.
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I’m as anti-McDonalds (or MacDonalds as my IL’s say…) as the next girl, but does anyone else love their new commericals? Damn those sneaky marketing people!
McDonalds won’t ruin her, the automated bears will.
dancing cartoon characters scare me. that and clowns. as for those nuggest…YUM!
It’s amazing how these strongly held (pre-child) beliefs just crumble slowly aftter the kids come along. Ah well.
Found your site from the Vol Abroad, enjoying having a read.
what did you buy from the guy on the street??
Abby, I haven’t seen the commercial but will keep an eye out for it.
Tabitha, I know, I know! I think they’ve killed a small piece of me already.
Gary, I like me some nuggets every once in a blue moon too. I admit I stole a bite of TNC’s when she wasn’t looking. Ha ha!
Hi, AFreeMan, welcome! I agree about the strongly-held beliefs just disappearing once you’ve actually had kids. Too true…I enjoy your blog as well, good stuff!
Andrea, I bought a gift for The Noble Husband off the guy on the street — a day at the Ministry of Paintball with 15 of his friends and then a night out at a popular comedy club in London. How awesome of a wife am I? It’s not even his birthday!
Yeah, those ‘I never will do that to my child’ oaths…I haven’t stuck to many…well none, except no Barbie pink. Naturally, it’s all Poppy wants to wear…over my dead body!
You are the best wife….without the pressie bit!
i think i still have nightmares about those scary creatures at chuck-e-cheese. there’s nothing worse to go along with pizza than those scary, computerized animals singing and dancing about. but, you can always leave the show to play some skee-ball. but, no playing in the balls – i’ve seen those dateline investigations about the stuff found in the enclosure full of colorful balls.
i think every kid needs a mcdonalds exposure. unfortunately, i think it just takes one time to get hooked on that stuff. maybe they lace their mcfood with crack!
okay, i think i just completed a completely un-PC comment on your blog. and i’m sorry that i write something so obscene and it’s the first time in a long time i’ve commented. i apologize. i’ll blame it on the 2 glasses of oliver wine. okay, you got me….three glasses.
i miss you! hope i can come visit sometime soon!