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Poncho Is Coming!
By Paul | December 21, 2009
Due to an alignment of the planets and all their respective moons in a way the hasn’t been seen since the fall of Atlantis and the year both 90210 and Party Of Five were cancelled, the Poncho plush dolls shall (quite clearly) not available before Christmas. They spent the last 6 weeks on various boats and docks and I now know more than I ever wanted to know about import procedures, and they have finally arrived in the hands of the company who shall be facilitating the sales, but said company is of course neck deep in Christmas orders, so the Ponchos will have to wait till the seasonal rush has abated. But, barring planet-smashing comet or some equally Hollywood-esque disaster, 2010 should be The Year of the Dog (no mater what the Chinese calendars say).
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December 21st, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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December 21st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Yay! What size are they?
December 21st, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Wow, this is super exciting and really, we all need something to perk us up and keep us warm in January, so it will still be great.
I’ll take 5 to start. Where do I sign up???
Lulu
December 22nd, 2009 at 4:54 am
the year of the Poncho has arrived….
Rogbo,
just in time for 12-21-2012, now less than 3 years away, we are all doomed…
Yet seeing how few kids there were out shoveling snow for the neighbors and how all the parents were out doing the digging, we may need this doomsday reset.
Rogbo
December 22nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
Rog, I have a friend that is just terrified of the 2012 thing. I feel badly for many ppl who are impressionable bc a lot of money will be made off of this thing, starting with the recent movie. There was a book called The Late Great Planet Earth that said the same thing would happen in 8-8-88…21 years and counting now.
For my friend, I had to show her articles from ppl that actually have studied the Mayans to finally get her back to reality. The Mayan calendar goes way beyond 2012, they just speak of a change for the better.
Ok, time to unhijack! I have some questions about the plush Poncho.
Like nocats asked, how big is he? Will he be similar is size to the Poncho we’ve hosted? Also, will they be available right after the holidays?
Lulu
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Hay Lulu, i remember the 8-8-88 as well as the planitary allignment of 5-1-2000 as well as the Y2K bru-ha-ha. the earth is far older than the 56,000 year old Mayan Calander, I just laugh my but off seeing all the hype and fear that people associate with it…
But nothing chaps my hide than to see mom who can bearly walk shoveling a car out when they have a youthful (12 year old) that should be out doing the shoveling. I got her car out, but told her that I was disappointed in his lack of effort to help her out… He ususally does get a gift from Annika and I but not this year… well Maybe a snow shovel when they are back in stock….
Rogbo
December 22nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I will sound old fashioned, but you’d never see that when I was a kid. The parents wouldn’t allow it. They’d take Junior by the seat of his pants, stick a shovel in his hand and shove him out the door.
I’m guilty as well of over mothering, or “smothering” as it’s now called. I never wanted my child to have any bad memories in childhood, so I think I avoided giving more chores or responsibility. I somehow lucked out that my daughter is level-headed and very responsible. That could have totally blown up in my face, but I have this discussion with many ppl my age. They complain of the lack of respect and motivation, but I think many parents had a hand in creating the little “monsters”.
Ok, Paul, you gotta come back and answer some of our questions or you leave us to continually hijack your post!
Back on track. For those of you that will purchase the Plusho, as I’ve named them, ;-), will you use them as decorations or cuddlers?
Lulu
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 am
Plusho! Love it!! BTW, what is “snow” and why do you shovel it? Does it get in the way or something?
Totally agree with the “kids these days” observations it is too often true. I only have a god son but I back up my threats with action and he knows it. He’s an angel for me, but a terror for his parents. ‘Course I don’t have him 24/7, but they don’t even try.
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
I think parents so badly want to be their kids friend and really, you can be a friend, but parent first. Kids want direction and discipline. The world is a scary place when you’re young. Think thunder and lighting. There is so much to learn and we are their guides. I think I was strict but never ever unkind. I just insisted on all of us treating each other with respect at all times, keeping your word, and doing the right thing, even if it feels wrong, like being respectful even to the mean kid at school.
I don’t believe in spanking at all. Hitting a kid teaches them it’s ok to strike another person and it is not ok. Like you said dollysmaid, you just have to decide what is best and stick to it, but really, if you’re dedicated to parenting, you just need to invest the time to have an open communication. There should be no topic off limits and explain to them why they cannot go to a sleepover at a home where you don’t know the parents. Yeah, they don’t like you at those times, but you have to be able to live with that knowing that you do this with all the love in your heart. Those are the times I had to remind myself that one day, she would get it.
Ok, off my soapbox. It’s just that parenting is a subject I’m passionate about bc the kind of parenting you do will affect your kid’s happiness for the rest of his/her days.
Back on topic! I’m thinking of putting my Plusho up as a decoration in my quirky family room. Of course I’ll have to have one in my bedroom so Archie and I can snuggle with his hero for a nap or two.
Lulu
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 pm
It would be nice if these are ready soon. I have a friend with a birthday coming up
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
They’re ready to go, we’re just trying to get a better picture, the one they’ve taken doesn’t do him justice. Just a few days to go…