| Making a Doll List and Checking It Twice |
| Written by Lori Lawton |
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Black Friday is here and the local morning news stations seemed to be at every shopping location to interview the blurry-eyed, giggly, sleep deprived consumers. As a service to the community they periodically provided tips to their viewers and at one point this morning, a shopper distilled the reporting into one concise message. Black Friday is here and the local morning news stations seemed to be at every shopping location to interview the blurry-eyed, giggly, sleep deprived consumers. As a service to the community they periodically provided tips to their viewers and at one point this morning, a shopper distilled the reporting into one concise message. In a matter of seconds she passed on her expert, motherly advice. Like most wise statements, her message was deceptively simple and easy to dismiss as obvious. But that is what makes it difficult to follow. She asks her children to make a list and give it some consideration. At the official start of the holiday shopping season, this mom was still full of cheer and goodwill. Perhaps that will change, but it was clear that she knew how to share the spirit of the season with her children, along with the example that responsibility doesn’t have to damper their spirits. She asks her children to make a shortlist of the things that they really want so they can accept that it won’t be possible to get everything on their long list. |